发明名称 |
Image forming apparatus with changeable toner returning electric field application period |
摘要 |
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a charger for electrically charging the image bearing member; an electrostatic image forming device for forming an electrostatic image by selectively discharging a surface of the charged image bearing member; a developer for developing the electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member into a toner image; a transfer device for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member onto a transfer material; wherein the charger is capable of collecting residual toner from the image bearing member after an image transfer operation; an electric field forming device forms an electric field between the charger and the image bearing member to transfer the toner in the charger to the image bearing member; and a controller controls a length of time during which the electric field forming device forms the electric field, wherein the controller controls the length of time substantially in accordance with wear of a surface of the image bearing member.
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申请公布号 |
US6591072(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.07.08 |
申请号 |
US20010984692 |
申请日期 |
2001.10.31 |
申请人 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
发明人 |
HASHIMOTO KOUICHI;TOYOHARA YUICHIRO;KITAJIMA KEN-ICHIRO |
分类号 |
G03G5/147;G03G15/02;G03G15/08;(IPC1-7):G03G15/00 |
主分类号 |
G03G5/147 |
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