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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Yasunari Watanabe, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yasunari Watanabe, Suntou-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first toner image bearing member, a second drum, an intermediary transfer member, or belt, a secondary transfer member, a toner charging member, and a controller for controlling an operation in a single-color image forming mode and an operation in a multi-color image forming mode. The controller effects, in a post-processing operation after the operation in the single-color image forming mode in which the toner image is formed on the first drum is ended, control such that a separation state between the drum and belt is switched to a contact state between the image bearing member and belt and then the toner deposited on the toner charging member is collected onto the second drum via the belt and then is collected by a cleaning device provided for the second drum.