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Electrophotographic printer for transferring images on different sized print medium and transferring method of the same

US5455664A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 1993
Grant dateOct 3, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/1675
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an electrophotographic printer, a power supply is connected to a transfer roller to which a current is supplied at a time that a print paper is inserted between a photosensitive drum 10 and the transfer roller. Since respective print papers have different resistances from one another, a voltage according to the kind of the print paper is generated at the transfer roller at a time that a preset current is supplied to the transfer roller, and is held. A sensor is arranged for detecting the width of the print paper, and detects the width of the print paper inserted between the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller. The value of the preset current supplied to the transfer roller 14 is changed so as to adapt to the width of the print paper.

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