Image forming apparatus
US6163669A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/75
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a cylindrical image carrier configured to carry an electrostatic latent image while rotating, and a cylindrical developer carrier configured to bear a developer and supply the developer to the image carrier by contacting the image carrier at a nip while rotating, wherein the surface of the image carrier has a friction coefficient of from about 0.1 to about 0.4. The image carrier may be an endless belt.
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