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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyoshi Iwayama, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Hiramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Akihisa Matsukawa, Fuchu, JP;
Satoshi Sunahara, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0266 (2013.01); G03G 15/0216 (2013.01); G03G 21/0064 (2013.01); G03G 21/0094 (2013.01); G03G 21/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fluctuations in chargeability in an initial state are expected to be small. If a charging member is new, an image forming apparatus performs a supply operation for supplying a developer or a lubricant prior to an image forming operation in such a manner that the developer or the lubricant adheres to a surface of the charging member.