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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Norihito Naito, Numazu, JP;
Takayoshi Kihara, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masahito Kato, Suntou-gun, JP;
Takashi Kase, Kashiwa, JP;
Norihito Naito, Numazu, JP;
Takayoshi Kihara, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masahito Kato, Suntou-gun, JP;
Takashi Kase, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable drum; a developing device for developing a latent image formed on the drum into a developer image; and a cleaning blade for removing developer remaining on the drum after the developer image is transferred from the drum onto a developer image receiving member. After image formation, a predetermined amount of strain of the cleaning blade is released and the drum is subsequently rotated. The drum is subsequently rotated in a direction identical to a rotation direction of the drum during image formation.