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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kodama, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Inagaki, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A electrophotographic image forming device using an organic photoreceptor, includes a plurality of image forming units each including at least: an electrostatic latent image former; a developer; a lubricant supplier; and a cleaner including a cleaning blade and a cleaning assist brush, wherein at least one combination composed of two adjacent image forming units including toners having different colors satisfies the following formula (1) if a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit A is represented by θ1 and a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit B is represented by θ2.[Numerical formula 1]θ2>θ1  (1)