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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, in which: a charging member charges an image bearing member; an exposure unit exposes a surface of the image bearing member to develop an electrostatic latent image; and a developer image on the image bearing member is transferred onto a recording material. A control portion is capable of executing a first operation mode for rotating the image bearing member at a first peripheral velocity, the first operation mode being a mode in which the exposure unit exposes the surface of the image bearing member with a first exposure intensity, and a second operation mode for rotating the image bearing member at a second peripheral velocity lower than the first peripheral velocity, the second operation mode being a mode in which the exposure unit exposes the surface of the image bearing member with a second exposure intensity higher than the first exposure intensity.