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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenichi Shibuya, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1665 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 21/08 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0129 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming stations, a pre-exposure device is not provided in at least a most upstream image forming station at which a toner image formed by the image forming station cannot arrive, and the pre-exposure device is provided in at least a most downstream image forming station at which the toner image formed by the image forming station can arrive.