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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takehiro Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Teppei Nagata, Abiko, JP;
Ryota Fujioka, Kashiwa, JP;
Shota Takami, Kamagaya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/06 (2006.01); G03G 15/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/065 (2013.01); G03G 15/095 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute a stop mode in which, after image forming operation is stopped, a developer bearing member is rotated for a predetermined time with a potential difference between a film forming electrode and a developer bearing member set to zero or smaller than that during image formation, and thereafter, the rotation of the developer bearing member is stopped.