Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.

Yousuke Saito

Takao Umeda

Masayasu Anzai

Takashi Suzuki

Hiroyuki Mabuchi

Yasuo Kikuchi

Masato Miwa

An imaging apparatus such that residual toner on a transfer/conveyer mechanism such as a transfer belt and an intermediate transfer material is effectively removable. High-tension voltage opposite in magnetic polarity (plus) to the charged toner and a photosensitive drum is applied to a discharger 15 provided ahead of a drive member 12 for driving a transfer belt 6. The residual toner on the transfer belt 6 is removed by a brush 21, and the residual foreign substances come in contact with the photosensitive drum 1 and move onto the photosensitive drum 1 before a printing operation is started. The foreign substances are then removed by a photosensitive drum cleaner.

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Ibaraki, Japan

Yousuke Saito