Image forming apparatus having an intermediate transfer member and method of forming of image using the transfer member
US5745831A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/162
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a first image supporting member and an intermediate transfer member having an outermost layer containing particles of conductive material. The ratio of (the maximum diameter/the minimum diameter) of the particle is 4 or more, and the maximum diameter is 1 to 80 .mu.m. The above image forming apparatus has excellent durability and good image forming properties, and produces images without toner-filming.
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