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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Tadayuki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Motoi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Okutomi, Tokyo, JP;
Shinobu Kishi, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Izumiya, Tokyo, JP;
Yumiko Higashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; an intermediate transferring member to which an image formed on the photosensitive member is transferred; a press/release operation controlling section for controlling a pressing of the intermediate transferring member to the photosensitive member and for controlling a release of the pressing; a rotational actuation controlling section for controlling a rotational actuation of the photosensitive member; a judging section for judging a finish of a pressing operation carried out by the press/release operation controlling section; and a start timing controlling section for starting a control for the rotational actuation of the photosensitive member when the judging section judges the finish of the pressing operation by the rotational actuation controlling section.