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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Yuasa, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a contact-separation mechanism configured to change over from a fully separated position in which an intermediate transfer member is separated from first and second image bearing members to a partly contacted position in which the intermediate transfer member is separated from the first image bearing member in contact with the second image bearing member to a fully contacted position in which the intermediate transfer member is in contact with the first and the second image bearing members; and a control portion configured to rotationally drive the first image bearing member when the contact-separation mechanism passes through the fully contacted position in association with an image formation for forming a toner image by only the second image bearing member in the partly contacted position.
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