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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Yasuyuki Inada, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Akazawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Inada, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Akazawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device including a cleaning member that is made of an elastic material and cleans the surface of the image carrier by contacting with the surface. The drive unit rotates the image carrier in a reverse direction while the cleaning member is contacting with the surface of the image carrier, before the image carrier is rotated in a positive direction for an image formation. The control unit controls the rotation of the image carrier in the reverse direction, in accordance with information indicating a size of a frictional force generated between the cleaning member and the image carrier being rotated.