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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Iida, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Kume, Yokohama, JP;
Yusuke Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Keisuke Ishizumi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Toshihiko Takayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; an ionically conductive intermediate transferring belt; a primary transfer member; an opposing member that opposes the current supply member through the intermediate transferring belt, and a control unit configured to execute a recovery operation in a state where a primary transfer in which a toner image is primarily transferred to the image intermediate transferring belt from the image bearing member is not performed, wherein the recovery operation includes to supply a current flowing in a flow direction opposite to a flow direction of a current in the primary transfer through the opposing member from the current supply member to remove an uneven distribution of the conductive agent in the intermediate transferring belt caused by primary transfer.