Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for cleaning an image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 清洁图像形成装置的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12642239Application Date: 2009-12-18
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Publication No.: US08090288B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Masami Hano
- Applicant: Masami Hano
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A. Inc., I.P. Division
- Priority: JP2008-328014 20081224
- Main IPC: G03G15/02
- IPC: G03G15/02 ; G03G21/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member configured to form a toner image thereon, a corona charger located opposite the photosensitive member and including a discharging wire and a grid electrode, a bias applying unit configured to apply a bias to the corona charger, a cleaning unit configured to perform cleaning processing by sliding in a longitudinal direction of the grid electrode to rub an inner surface of the grid electrode, and an execution unit configured to execute a cleaning mode for performing the cleaning processing by the cleaning unit while applying a bias of a polarity equal to a normal charging polarity of toner to the grid electrode by the bias applying unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100158558A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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