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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1993
Hitoshi Saito, Machida, JP;
Katsutoshi Konishi, Toyono, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which has a sensitizing charger for charging an image bearing member to a first polarity, a developing device and a transfer charger for imparting to the image bearing member a charge having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member onto a sheet. In the apparatus, the transfer charger is turned off after a rear end of the image area of the image bearing member where a latent image is formed has moved past the transfer charger. Subsequently, the sensitizing charger is turned off after the rear end of the image area has moved past the sensitizing charger. Thereafter, the image bearing member is stopped a predetermined period of time after the sensitizing charger is turned off.