Image forming apparatus having transfer member for carrying transfer material
US5153654A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/167
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member; an image forming device for forming an image on the image bearing member; and a transfer device for transferring the image from the image bearing member onto a transfer material, the transfer device including a movable transfer member contacted to the image bearing member and for conveying the transfer material by the contact portion. The transfer member is disposed in such a direction that a surface friction in the direction of the movement of the transfer member relative to the image bearing member is large.
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