METHOD FOR CLEANING IMAGE CARRIER OF WET ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC COPYING MACHINE

PURPOSE:To shorten a cleaning time by detecting either temperature of an image carrier or temperature of developer in a developing tank and switching and controlling the cleaning time for the image carrier before copying which is determined according to a releasing time obtained by stopping a photosensitive body with the temperature a the time of completing a copying stage. CONSTITUTION:By detecting the surface temperature of a photosensitive drum 1 by a temperature detector or detecting the temperature of the developer in a developing tank 21, pre-cleaning in accordance with the temperature can be performed for an appropriate time and a pre-cleaning time can be shortened. In such a cleaning control method, whether or not the repetition of copying is completed is decided, the surface temperature of the photosensitive drum or the temperature of the developer is detected and the pre-cleaning time is switched and controlled according to the detected temperature and the releasing time in the case where it is