Electrophotographic image-forming method and apparatus
US6415122B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming method and image forming apparatus in which a toner image formed on an image carrier (11) through steps of discharging, main charging, exposure and development is transferred to a recording medium (S) and then fixed as an image using flash light. The image forming apparatus (10) has a secondary charger (17) for secondarily charging the image carrier to have the same polarity as a polarity given by a main charger (12) and a surface potential larger in absolute value than a surface potential given by the main charger.
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