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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Masahiro Inoue, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearing members, a plurality of developing devices for developing latent images formed on the plurality of image bearing members with toners of plural colors, an intermediate transfer member to which toner images of plural colors are successively transferred from the plurality of image bearing members, the toner images of plural colors on the intermediate transfer member being transferred to a recording material, and a plurality of chargers for charging residual toners residual on the image bearing members after the toner images have been transferred from the image bearing members to the intermediate transfer member, the residual toners on the image bearing members charged by the chargers being electrostatically collected into the developing devices.