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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Tadashi Furuya, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing body. The image bearing body is charged by a charging device including a magnetic brush which is brought into contact with the image bearing body and which is formed by a magnetic particle layer. The image bearing body is exposed by a pre-exposing device after an image formed on the image bearing body is transferred to an image receiving member and before the photosensitive body is charged by the charging device. The pre-exposing device exposes the image bearing body with an exposure width smaller than a width with which the charging device charges the image bearing body in a longitudinal direction of the charging device. The exposure width is larger than an image formation width in the longitudinal direction of the charging device.
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