Process for forming image
US6420080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1695
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for forming an image uses a transfer fixing process that can maintain high image quality for a long period of time. The process contains the steps of: transferring a toner image formed on the image bearing member to an intermediate transfer member; simultaneously transferring and fixing the toner image on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium; the process containing a cleaning step of supplying and removing a cleaning material to the intermediate transfer member, so as to clean a surface of the intermediate transfer member, the cleaning material containing at least powder of a thermoplastic resin having a volume average particle diameter of about from 1 to 50 &mgr;m, and the cleaning material having a storage modulus of about from 1×103 to 1×105 Pa at a temperature, at which the cleaning material has a loss modulus of 1×104 Pa.
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