Image forming apparatus eliminating image of document cover

Claim 2

An image forming apparatus comprising: an original table for supporting an original thereon; means for covering said original when said covering means is closed, said covering means being incorporated with said original table and having an opening portion which does not cover said original when said covering means is closed; means for scanning said original to expose an image of said original to a photoconductive member through said original table; means for forming said image of said original on an image bearing member during one scanning of said scanning means; and means for decreasing a density of said image formed on said image bearing member in accordance with a position of said opening portion of said covering means during one scanning of said scanning means.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing an exposure amount of said exposing means in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said image bearing member, and wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing a developing bias voltage of said developing means in correspondence to said second position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising charging means for applying an electric charge to said image bearing member, and wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing a charge amount of said charging means for said image bearing member in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting opening/closing of said covering means, and wherein said decreasing means decreases a density of an image formed on a transferred medium in correspondence to said position of said opening portion when said detecting means determines that said covering means is closed.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means, arranged in said opening portion of said covering means, for carrying said original on said original table.

Claim 8

An image forming apparatus comprising: an original table for supporting an original thereon; means for covering said original when said covering means is closed, said covering means being incorporated with said original table and having an opening portion which does not cover said original when said covering means is closed; means for decreasing a density of said image formed on a transferred medium in correspondence to a position of said opening portion of said covering means during one scanning of said scanning means; means for setting an operation mode; and means for changing a correction amount during one scanning of said scanning means when a mode of changing said correction amount is set.

Claim 9

An image forming apparatus comprising: an original table for supporting an original thereon; means for covering said original when said covering means is closed, said covering means being incorporated with said original table and having an opening portion which does not cover said original when said covering means is closed; means for decreasing a density of said image formed on a transferred medium in correspondence to a position of said opening portion of said covering means during one scanning of said scanning means; means for setting an operation mode; and means for changing a correction amount during one scanning of said scanning means when a mode of changing said correction amount is set.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing an exposure amount of said exposing means in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, and wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing a developing bias voltage of said developing means in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising charging means for applying an electric charge to an image bearing member, and wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing a charge amount of said charging means for said image bearing member in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for accessing said correction amount changed by said changing means.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means, arranged in said opening portion of said covering means, for carrying said original on said original table.

Claim 15

An image forming apparatus comprising: an original table for supporting an original thereon; means for covering said original when said covering means is closed, said covering means being incorporated with said original table and having an opening portion which does not cover said original when said covering means is closed; means for forming an image of said original, said forming means having (1) charging means for applying an electric charge to an image bearing member, (2) means for scanning said original on said original table to expose said original, (3) means for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, and (4) means for transferring a developed image onto a transferred medium; and means for decreasing a density of said image formed on said transferred medium at a timing corresponding to a position of said opening portion when said image of said original is to be formed on said transferred medium.

Claim 16

An image forming apparatus comprising: an original table for supporting an original thereon; means for covering said original when said covering means is closed, said covering means being incorporated with said original table and having an opening portion which does not cover said original when said covering means is closed; means for forming an image of said original, said forming means having (1) charging means for applying an electric charge to an image bearing member, (2) means for scanning said original on said original table to expose said original, (3) means for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, and (4) means for transferring a developed image onto a transferred medium; and means for decreasing a density of said image formed on said transferred medium at a timing corresponding to a position of said opening portion when said image of said original is to be formed on said transferred medium.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing an exposure amount of said exposing means in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said decreasing means comprises means for changing a developing bias voltage of said developing means in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 19

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said deceasing means comprises means for changing a charge amount of said charging means for said image bearing member in correspondence to said position of said opening portion of said covering means.

Claim 20

An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising means, arranged in said opening portion of said covering means, for carrying said original on said original table.