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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Takashi Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Tomohiro Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Tohru Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Ikkatai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yasushi Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Mitomi, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Nemura, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Takanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning method for removing a recording ink from a surface of a recording material conveying belt of a recording apparatus. The method includes the steps of detecting a recording material jam; press contacting a cleaning member to a surface of the recording material conveying belt in response to the detected jam, thus removing from the belt surface an improper discharge of recording ink; and separating the cleaning member from the surface of the conveying belt after cleaning for a period of time. The period of time is determined based upon an amount of the recording ink discharged onto the conveying belt surface.