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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Noguchi, Tahara, JP;
Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Tomohisa Yoshida, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuya Kitamura, Nagoya, JP;
Ryohei Matsuo, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having: an image supporting member; an electrostatic latent image forming section; and a developing device. In the developing device, a supply member receives toner, polish and antifriction at a supply part. The supply member supplies the toner, the polish and the antifriction to a developing roller while conveying the toner, the polish and the antifriction in a predetermined direction along a rotation axis of the image supporting member. A developing roller develops an electrostatic latent image by supplying the toner, the polish and the antifriction to the image supporting member. A toner patch is formed on the image supporting member, in a facing area capable of facing the developing roller, such that the amount of toner adhering to the image supporting member decreases with increasing distance in the predetermined direction from the supply part. A cleaner removes the toner patch from the image supporting member.