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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Goro Oda, Sagamihara, JP;
Haruhiko Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 15 ; 355 / ; 355 / ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus according to the present invention, a cleaning device which allows for the repeated use of a photosensitive drum is removed from a space between a transferring device for transferring a visible image to the transfer sheet and a charging device for charging the photosensitive drum. The cleaning device is omitted from the image forming apparatus and a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image can also serve as the cleaning device. Alternatively, the cleaning device is disposed between the charging device and the developing device.