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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfactorily clean an intermediate transfer medium even if a jam of a recording material occurs during transferring a liquid developer image on the intermediate transfer medium to the recording material, and also to suppress upsizing of a cleaning device. Ž<P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 1 is set so that second speed V<SB>2</SB>during first cleaning operation for the intermediate transfer belt 10 after resolving of a jam of a recording material may be lower than first speed V<SB>1</SB>of the intermediate transfer belt 10 during ordinary image forming operation. Therefore, passing time of the intermediate transfer belt 10 through a nip formed with the intermediate transfer belt cleaning roller 40 in between is set to be longer during the first cleaning operation for the intermediate transfer belt 10 after resolving of the jam. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž
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