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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Yoshiro Saito, Boise, ID (US);
Yasutaka Yagi, Mishima, JP;
Hiroyuki Seki, Numazu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5008 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus in which an image forming speed is changed in a state where toner is provided between a photosensitive drum and an intermediate transfer member. Therefore, even if a speed difference between the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer member is generated, a drive torque can be suppressed, and deterioration caused by abrasion of the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer member can be reduced.