Patent ID: 7610005
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photoreceptor exposed to light in accordance with image information so as to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; developing means for attaching developer to the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; transferring means for transferring the developer on the photoreceptor onto a recording medium so that an image of the developer is formed on the recording medium; and a fixing apparatus for fusing and fixing the unfixed developer onto the recording medium by means of fixing rollers which form a pair of rotators, the recording medium on which the image of the unfixed developer is formed being passed through a pressure contact section formed by the fixing rollers, wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises: photoreceptor rotation detecting means for detecting whether the photoreceptor rotates or not; and time counting means for counting a length of time that has elapsed since a halt of rotation of the photoreceptor detected by the photoreceptor rotation detecting means, wherein the fixing apparatus comprises: a fixing roller cleaning unit for cleaning at least either surface of the fixing rollers; and propinquity/separation means for moving the fixing roller cleaning unit close to and away from the fixing rollers, wherein the fixing roller cleaning unit comprises: wherein when a counted time by the time counting means becomes a predetermined value, the propinquity/separation means moves the fixing roller cleaning unit away from the fixing roller.