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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Takaya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/6588 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00464 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrying member capable of carrying an image, a paper conveying unit, a foreign matter detection unit, and a toner layer forming unit. The paper conveying unit conveys a paper to the image carrying member. The foreign matter detection unit detects a foreign matter projecting from the end portion of the paper. The toner layer forming unit forms a toner layer on the surface of the image carrying member in response to a position of the foreign matter detected by the foreign matter detection unit.