18438085. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Inventor(s)
Kazuyoshi Hagiwara of Kanagawa JP
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18438085 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus includes: an image holding member that moves while holding an image to be transferred to a recording medium; a cleaning member that moves in contact with the image holding member to clean the image holding member; a conveyance member that conveys powder removed from the image holding member by the cleaning member; and a processor configured to perform control to cause conveyance of powder by the conveyance member to be performed in a state where the image holding member is stopped or in a state where a moving speed of the image holding member is reduced.