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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2008
Eiji Nakane, Okazaki, JP;
Eiji Nakane, Okazaki, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer belt for, by rotation thereof, transferring a toner image on a surface thereof; a cleaner for removing toner particles after the transfer by rotation of a cleaning brush which touches the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and rotates during the transfer; a current supplier for supplying a cleaning current having a predetermined value (I) to the cleaning brush in accord with the transfer; and a controller for controlling the intermediate transfer belt, cleaner and current supplier. The controller obtains a current time Tand a previous rotation end time Tof the cleaning brush, and when a time period during which the cleaning brush has not rotated, which is calculated from the current time Tand the rotation end time T, is equal to a predetermined time period or longer, sets the cleaning current to 'I