Image forming apparatus with cleaning blade lubrication

Details Image forming apparatus with cleaning blade lubrication Image forming apparatus with cleaning blade lubrication

2007-07-31

2009-11-17

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of cleaning

C399S346000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07620340

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member which bears a toner image, a transfer member which transfers the toner image on the image bearing member to a transfer material, a cleaning blade which is brought into contact with and separated from the image bearing member and which removes transfer remaining toner remaining on the image bearing member where the toner image is transferred; and executing means which executes a toner cleaning mode such that the cleaning blade is brought into contact with and separated from the image bearing member so as not to remove a part of the transfer remaining toner remaining on the image bearing member, and then the cleaning blade having been separated from the image bearing member contacts the part of the transfer remaining toner remaining on the image bearing member when the cleaning blade again is brought into contact with the image bearing member.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4711555 (1987-12-01), Toshimitsu et al.
patent: 2000-231274 (2000-08-01), None

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