Patent ID: 8447213
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A printing method usable with an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: initiating driving of a plurality of photosensitive bodies and a transfer belt; printing an image by forming toner images on the plurality of photosensitive bodies, which are charged by a plurality of charging units, applying an intermediate transfer bias to a plurality of intermediate transfer units, which face the plurality of photosensitive bodies with the transfer belt therebetween, to transfer the toner images to the transfer belt, and finally transferring the toner images, which are transferred to the transfer belt, to paper; and stopping the driving of the plurality of photosensitive bodies and the transfer belt after the printing of the image is completed, wherein the initiating of the driving of the plurality of photosensitive bodies and the transfer belt comprises applying drive initiating signals with a time interval to a first driving unit to drive the plurality of photosensitive bodies and a second driving unit to drive the transfer belt to enable the plurality of photosensitive bodies and the transfer belt to begin simultaneously rotating/moving.