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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Ikada, Machida, JP;
Go Shindo, Mishima, JP;
Keitaro Nakata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hisashi Yamauchi, Numazu, JP;
Shinichi Agata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yoshihiro Mitsui, Mishima, JP;
Masahito Kato, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yuichiro Hirata, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that executes an image forming operation for forming a toner image on a recording material and an application operation of applying a metal soap to a surface of an image bearing member by supplying a toner stored in a toner storing unit to the surface of the image bearing member from the developing member. A surficial moving speed of the image bearing member during the application operation is lower than the surficial moving speed of the image bearing member during the image forming operation, and a speed difference between the surficial moving speed of the developing member and the surficial moving speed of the image bearing member during the application operation is larger than that during the image forming operation.