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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Hiroshi Handa, Nagoya, JP;
Kumiko Suzuki, Gifu, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Handa, Nagoya, JP;
Kumiko Suzuki, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/30 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is configured to execute the steps including: a step of controlling a photosensitive drum and a developing roller such that the developing roller rotates in a predetermined direction and the photosensitive drum rotates in a reverse direction; and a step of controlling the photosensitive drum and the developing roller such that the developing roller stops and the photosensitive drum rotates in the reverse direction, so as to reduce toner filming.