Image forming apparatus and image forming unit therefor
US6256465A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0898
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of obviating a defective image ascribable to image transfer and an image forming unit therefor are disclosed. A nonconductive sheet member is affixed to the surface of a conductive sheet member which will face a paper or similar recording medium, and protects the paper from the influence of a bias applied to the conductive sheet member. The paper is therefore free from a charge different in polarity from a transfer bias, so that toner is prevented from scattering toward the paper.
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