Image forming apparatus
US5198863A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/167
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a movable photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer of an organic photoconductor, a device for forming an image on a surface of the photosensitive member, a device for transferring the image formed on the photosensitive member by the image forming device onto a transfer material, the transfer device including a rotatable transfer member having a dielectric surface for moving the transfer material while contacting it to the surface of the image bearing member at a transfer position and an electrode for forming an electric field, the electrode being contacted to a surface of the rotatable transfer member remote from the photosensitive member.
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