Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Particle or contaminant control
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-18
2008-07-01
Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Particle or contaminant control
C399S350000, C399S360000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07395005
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus, comprising an image carrier to carry toner image formed based on image data, a cleaning blade to remove residual toner on the image carrier by being in contact with the image carrier and a toner storage portion structured to store the residual toner removed by the cleaning blade and so that the image carrier can rub on the residual toner, wherein the toner storage portion is located on an upstream side of a contacting point between the cleaning blade and the image carrier in a moving direction of the image carrier and in a position where the toner storage portion is not in contact with the cleaning blade.
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Ishizuka Kazuteru
Kurosu Shigetaka
Morimoto Hiroshi
Nishida Satoshi
Takada Mikihiko
Beatty Robert
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
Lucas & Mercanti LLP
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