Patent ID: 7860421
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a latent image carrier; an image forming unit that is removably attached to a main body of the image forming apparatus, the image forming unit including at least one of a developing unit that develops a latent image on the latent image carrier into a toner image and a cleaning unit that removes transfer residual toner from the latent image carrier, the image forming unit including a drive unit that drives the latent image carrier to rotate in any of a forward direction and a reverse direction; a communicating unit that communicates with the electronic-information storage unit based on an electrical contact between the conductive member and the main body; and a control unit that provides a control so that the communicating does not communicate with the electronic-information storage unit while the latent image carrier is rotating in the reverse direction.