Separation charger for an image forming apparatus
US6173150A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6535
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer for bearing a toner image, transfer device for transferring the toner image on the image bearer to a recording medium, a separating charger for facilitating separation of the recording medium from the image bearer, a detector for detecting an image amount in a predetermined area on the image bearer, the predetermined area corresponding to a predetermined downstream side area from a leading edge of the recording material, and a controller for controlling an application voltage to the separating charger from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the recording material on the basis of the image amount in the predetermined area detected by the detector.
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