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US 2025/0164919 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMasanori MORO
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a photoconductor, a charger, a light source, and a reflector. The charger charges a surface of the photoconductor. The light source emits charge eliminating light that discharges the surface of the photoconductor. The reflector reflects the charge eliminating light to apply reflected light to the surface of the photoconductor.
Claims10
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
- a photoconductor;
- a charger to charge a surface of the photoconductor;
- a light source to emit charge eliminating light that discharges the surface of the photoconductor;
- and
- a reflector to reflect the charge eliminating light to apply reflected light to the surface of the photoconductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.