| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prolong the life of a photoreceptor. <P>SOLUTION: In the image forming apparatus having an application device 220 which applies a lubricant 222 to an intermediate transfer body 81, if the running speed of the intermediate transfer body 81 is P1 mm/s, a distance from the application device 220 to a transfer position is L, a distance on the surface of an image carrier, from the transfer position to a contact element, is T, the time at which the contact element starts an operation is t1 and the time at which the contact elements finishes the operation is t2, the operation of applying the lubricant 222 to the intermediate transfer body 81 is stopped for at least a period of time represented by the following expression: t1-(L/P1+T/P2). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |
