Image forming apparatus with contact transfer member
US5406360A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/167
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus with an image bearing member, an image forming device for forming a toner image on the image bearing member, and a transfer device adapted to transfer the toner image onto a transfer material at a transfer station and capable of contacting with a surface of the transfer material opposite to the image bearing member. A combined pressure force of the transfer material and transfer device against the image bearing member during a transferring operation is selected to be 0.2-8 grams per 1 cm in a longitudinal direction of the transfer device.
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