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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Satoshi Haneda, Hachioji, JP;
Kunio Shigeta, Hachioji, JP;
Yotaro Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Tadayoshi Ikeda, Hachioji, JP;
Masakazu Fukuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Akitoshi Matsubara, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for forming an image on a sheet member includes a photoreceptor drum on which a first toner image and a second toner image are separately formed; an image carrying belt on which the second toner image is transferred from the photoreceptor drum; a first transfer device to transfer the first toner image from the photoreceptor drum to a first side of the sheet member; a second transfer device to transfer the second toner image from the image carrying belt to the other side of the sheet member; and a cleaner capable of being brought in contact with anal separated from the image carrying belt. The cleaner is brought in contact with the image carrying belt after the first toner image is transferred from the photoreceptor drum to the first side of the sheet member.