Abstract: Image forming equipment having an image carrier and a developer carrier located face-to-face and forming an AC-superposed DC electric field between them to develop a latent image electrostatically formed on the image carrier. Sensors responsive to image forming conditions are provided and protected from noise ascribable to an AC component included in the electric field in the event when the sensors operate.

Abstract: A digital copier using a laser card or like external storing medium for storing image data. A remaining amount of memory capacity of a laser card is displayed in terms of the number of papers of a particular size or by percent. Based on the remaining amount of capacity, image data are compressed and reduced, the reduction ratio being also recorded in the card. When the contents of a series of documents cannot be accommodated in a single card, the first card is provided with a mark which shows that the second card is to follow.

Abstract: A digital copier using a laser card or like external storing medium for storing image data. A remaining amount of memory capacity of a laser card is displayed in terms of the number of papers of a particular size or by percent. Based on the remaining amount of capacity, image data are compressed and reduced, the reduction ratio being also recorded in the card. When the contents of a series of documents cannot be accommodated in a single card, the first card is provided with a mark which shows that the second card is to follow.

Abstract: A method of removing a film from a photoconductive element of a color copier or similar image forming apparatus. At a suitable time when an image forming mode operation for forming a toner image on the photoconductive element is not under way, an amount of cleaning agent great enough to scrape a film off the photoconductive element is transported to a region between the photoconductive element and a cleaning sleeve. Subsequently, the amount of cleaning agent to be transported to such a region is reduced. This sequence of steps is repeated a plurality of times.

Abstract: A method of removing a film which undesirably forms on a photoconductive element or similar image carrier of an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic copier, printer or facsimile machine. The method is implemented by a cleaning device having a cleaning sleeve which removed toner particles remaining on the image carrier after image transfer. In a film removing mode which is executed when an image forming mode for forming a toner image on the image carrier is not under way, the cleaning sleeve is rotated at a lower speed than in an ordinary cleaning mode so as to feed a greater amount of cleaning agent to a cleaning region. The rotation speed of image carrier and that of the cleaning sleeve are controlled in such a manner as to feed a predetermined adequate amount of cleaning agent for the removal of a film to the cleaning region at all times.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal oxide magnetic substance represented by the general formula I:MeO.multidot.n[Al.sub.X M.sub.Y Fe.sub.2-x-(m/3)Y O.sub.3 ](wherein, Me is at least one member of Ba, Sr and Pb, M is at least one member of Zn, Sc, In, Cr, Ir, Ru, Rh, Ti, Ta, Sn and Ge, 5.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.6, 0<X.ltoreq.0.8, 0<Y.ltoreq.0.6, and m is the ionic valency of M), a magnetic film consisting thereof, and a magneto optical recording medium and a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having the magnetic film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal oxide magnetic substance represented by the general formula I:MeO.n[Ga.sub.X M.sub.Y.sup.I Fe.sub.2-X-(m/3)Y O.sub.3 ](wherein, Me is at least one member of Ba, Sr and Pb. M.sup.I is at least one member of Zn, Sc, In, Cr, Ir, Ru, Rh, Ti, Ta, Sn and Ge, 5.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.6, O<X.ltoreq.0.8, O<Y.ltoreq.0.8 and m is the ionic valency of M.sup.I) or represented by the general formula II:MeO.n[M.sub.T.sup.II Fe.sub.2-T O.sub.3 ](wherein, Me is at least one member of Ba, Sr and Pb, M.sup.II is at least one member of Ga and Al, 5.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.6 and O<T.ltoreq.1.0), a magnetic film consisting thereof, and a magneto optical recording medium and parpendicular magnetic recording medium having the magnetic film.