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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Fujioka, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of image forming units and executes a mode for image formation by using a selected image forming unit, the image forming apparatus being able to restrict a decrease in productivity and restrict an image defect such as a lack of part of an image output during the execution of the mode. In a monochrome mode for forming an image only with a black toner, in the first image forming unit, a toner is caused to adhere to a region on a photosensitive body corresponding to a sheet interval and hence the toner is supplied to a cleaning blade by applying a development bias to a developing unit without applying a direct-current voltage to a charger of a color image forming unit not used for the image formation. Also, an alternating-current voltage is applied to the charger when the region on the photosensitive body from which the toner is removed by the cleaning blade passes through the charger.