Image forming apparatus and method configured to reduce a transfer charge at a nip
US6157795A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and method thereof for reducing a transfer charge in a portion where an image carrier and a transfer body contact each other, and obviating the deterioration of images ascribable to Paschen discharge apt to occur at the end of the contact portion. A relationship exists between an image transfer nip, a discharge electrode and a transfer electrode of the image forming apparatus.
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