Method and apparatus for removing image forming substance from image holding member forming processing situation mark

USRE37645E1Inactive Publication Date: 2002-04-09RICOH KK
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
RICOH KK
Publication Date
2002-04-09
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, an unstabilizing agent is provided to the image holding member. An attaching state between the image forming substance and the image holding member stably attaching the image forming substance on a surface thereof is changed to an unstable state by the unstabilizing agent. The image forming substance is separated and removed from the image holding member by making a separating member come in close contact with the image forming substance on the image holding member having the provided unstabilizing agent. A processing situation mark showing a processing situation of removal of the image forming substance is formed in the image holding member. The processing situation mark can be removed from the image holding member by the image forming substance removing processing.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for separating and removing an image forming substance from an image holding member onto which the image forming substance is stably attached by an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a facsimile telegraph, a printer, etc.2. Description of the Related ArtThere are generally various kinds of known methods and apparatuses for removing an image forming substance such as toner from a sheet of paper as a recorded image holding member. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laying Open (KOKAI) No. 1-101578 shows an image forming substance removing method using a solvent. In this image forming substance removing method, a sheet of paper attaching toner thereon is dipped into a soluble solvent of toner resin and a supersonic wave is vibrated in this paper sheet so that the toner dissolved into the solvent is separated from a paper face. Japanese Patent Application ...

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