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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1988
Kaoru Takebe, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of producing both a normal image and a reversal image, is provided with a photosensitive member, a charger for charging the photosensitive member, an optical system for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, a first developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image using black toner, a second developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image using white toner, a white paper supply cassette for supplying a white paper into a transfer region confronting the photosensitive member, a black paper supply cassette for supplying a black paper into the transfer region, and a control system including a microcomputer for controlling the developing devices and the paper supply cassettes to form a black toner image on the white paper or a white toner image on the black paper.