Process for cleaning and image forming apparatus therefor

Details Process for cleaning and image forming apparatus therefor Process for cleaning and image forming apparatus therefor

2007-02-13

2007-02-13

Lee, Susan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

C399S329000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10696361

ABSTRACT:
There is provided a process for cleaning wherein a cleaning sheet fed through an image forming apparatus is heated and pressured by at least one of a fixing belt and a fixing roller, and the cleaning sheet removes stains, wherein the cleaning sheet has a support and a layer containing a thermoplastic resin over the support, and satisfies at least one of the following formulae:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?L1(cm)>L2(cm) andin-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?L1(cm)>L3(cm)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?wherein L1is a length of the cleaning sheet in a direction of feeding the cleaning sheet, L2a perimeter of the fixing roller, and L3a perimeter of the fixing belt, and the process satisfies at least one of the following formulae:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?L2(cm)>L4(cm) andin-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?L3(cm)>L4(cm)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?wherein L4represents a length of a smallest electrophotographic image-receiving sheet in a direction of feeding the electrophotographic image-receiving sheet.

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