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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Takatoku Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takatoku Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming device having an detachable image forming unit that has an image carrier and an opening that exposes a part of the surface of the image carrier includes a determination unit that determines a cleaning time for the image carrier; and a rotation control unit that rotates the image carrier by a rotation unit that is less than or equal to a width of the opening, during the cleaning time.