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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuaki Kohyama, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Kasai, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhiko Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenobu Osawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355-4 ; 250324 ; 355 / ; 355 / ;
Abstract
An electrophotographic method according to the present invention forms a color image on a photosensitive drum by repeating a cycle of charging, exposure and development for a plurality of times. The second charging process for charging the photosensitive drum having a first visible image thereon is performed to temporarily discharge a predetermined charge and thereafter limit reaching of the predetermined charge on a surface of the photosensitive drum in accordance with a surface potential at the photosensitive drum.