Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9025985
APP PUB NO 20130129370A1
SERIAL NO

13680732

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An image forming apparatus determines the amount of cleaning toner that is supplied to each of an intermediate transfer belt 31 and a secondary transfer belt 42 based on the number of sheets that have been fed with the pick-up side of the sheet opposed to the intermediate transfer belt 31 and the number of sheets that have been fed with the pick-up side of the sheet opposed to the secondary transfer belt 42; integrally forms on the intermediate transfer belt 31 cleaning toner images that are supplied to each of the intermediate transfer belt 31 and the secondary transfer belt 42; and switches the application and the stop application of the transfer voltage for transferring the toner image from the intermediate transfer belt 31 to the secondary transfer roller 41 at a timing corresponding to the determined amount of toner.

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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TAKUMI-CHO SAKAI-KU SAKAI CITY OSAKA 5908522 ?5908522

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murakami, Susumu Osaka, JP 87 1059
Nakamura, Ginga Osaka, JP 9 41
Takiguchi, Toshiki Osaka, JP 53 158

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