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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yuji Sakemi, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member bearing an electrostatic image thereon. A developing device develops the electrostatic image on the image bearing member by a developer having a toner and a carrier. A transferring device transfers a toner image on the image bearing member to a transferring material. A cleaning device cleans a residual toner on the image bearing member after the transfer. A carrying device carries the developer in the developing device to the cleaning device.