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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
May. 18, 1990
Satoshi Haneda, Hachioji, JP;
Hisashi Shoji, Hachioji, JP;
Seiichiro Hiratsuka, Hachioji, JP;
Tadao Kishimoto, Hachioji, JP;
Toshifumi Isobe, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Maruyama, Hachioji, JP;
Jun Yokobori, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of cleaning an image retainer by removing remaining toner particles from the retainer after transferring a multi-color toner image which is obtained by a multi-color toner image forming process wherein charging, image writing-in, and developing steps are repeated at least twice, abutting a cleaning member against the retainer after a final image writing-in step of the image forming process has been completed, and releasing the cleaning member from abutment after the cleaning has been completed but not during the image writing-in step for forming a next multi-color toner image.