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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1996
Hiroshi Sasame, Yokohama, JP;
Haruo Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuhiko Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Kobayashi, Sohka, JP;
Tetsuya Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Enomoto, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiko Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiro Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Youichirou Maebashi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an image, the image bearing member being rotatable at a first speed and a second speed which is different from the first speed, wherein during image formation on the image bearing member, the first speed is selected, and after completion of image formation on the image bearing member, a speed of rotation of the image bearing member is switchable from the first speed to the second speed; a discharger for electrically discharging the image bearing member at a discharging position, the discharger discharging the image bearing member at least one turn after the trailing edge of the image on the image bearing member passes through the discharging position and before the speed of the image bearing member is switched from the first speed to the second speed.