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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Noriaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Omori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO.. LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrying unit that carries an image to be transferred to a sheet which is brought into contact with the image carrying unit and passed through; a separation unit that separates the sheet from the image carrying unit; and a removal unit that comes into contact with the image carrying unit, and removes toner remaining after the sheet passes through the separation unit. A non-transferred toner image that is not transferred to the sheet is formed in a range, where the separation unit is not present, of the image carrying unit.