Patent ID: 7437103

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: a photoreceptor drum being configured to support electrostatic latent images; a plurality of developing containers being configured to store a toner in interiors thereof and being configured to develop the electrostatic latent images by supplying said toner onto said photoreceptor drum; a rotating unit being configured to place said developing containers in positions facing said photoreceptor drum by holding and rotating said developing containers; a printing mode being configured to rotate said rotating unit when a command is issued to begin printing and to supply said toner inside at least one of said developing containers to the surface of said photoreceptor drum at a position facing said photoreceptor drum following rotating said rotating unit; and a toner ejection mode being configured to rotate completely said rotating unit at least twice with a specific timing while images are not being formed and to supply said toner inside at least one of said developing containers to the surface of said photoreceptor drum while images are not being formed following rotating said rotating unit.