US Patent Application 18192824. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18192824 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an image forming apparatus that can create images in both mono-color and multiple colors. It consists of two image forming units and a control unit.
- The image forming unit includes a rotating image bearing member, a rotating developing member that supplies a developer to the image bearing member's surface, and a developer supply member that provides the developer to the developing member.
- The control unit is responsible for switching between the image forming operation and the cleaning operation.
- During the image forming operation, an image is formed on the image bearing member's surface.
- During the cleaning operation, the control unit removes any attached matter on the image bearing member's surface using the developing member.
- The control unit achieves this by controlling the voltage applied to the developing member and the voltage applied to the developer supply member.
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus capable of forming images in mono-color and a plurality of colors includes first and second image forming units and a control unit. The image forming unit includes a rotatable image bearing member, a rotatable developing member that contacts the image bearing member to supply a developer to the surface thereof, and a developer supply member that supplies the developer to the developing member. The control unit switches between an image forming operation of forming an image on the image bearing member surface and a cleaning operation of removing an attached matter on the image bearing member surface with the developing member by controlling a voltage applied to the developing member and a voltage applied to the developer supply member.
