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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Jiro Kinokuni, Abiko, JP;
Jiro Kinokuni, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an auxiliary charging member contacting an image bearing member and for being supplied with a bias of an identical polarity to a normal charge polarity of toner at a position downstream from a transfer portion where a transfer member is located and upstream from a charging portion where a charging member is located with respect to a rotation direction of the image bearing member. When rotation of the image bearing member is stopped and then resumed, application of a toner transfer bias to the transfer member is started before a contact position between the image bearing member and the auxiliary charging member during the rotation stop of the image bearing member first reaches the transfer portion.