Electrostatic image-forming apparatus controlled to compensate for film thinning
US6483998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/065
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus for forming an image by electrically charging a photosensitive material, forming an electrostatic image through the exposure to light and developing the electrostatic image, wherein the main charged potential, Vo, of the photosensitive material, the potential, Vr, of the exposed portion of the photosensitive material and the developing bias potential DB are so set as to satisfy the following formulas,V1≦|DB−Vr|≦V2  (1)V3≦|Vo−DB|≦300  (2).V1, V2 and V3 are parameters calculated from a developing characteristics curve obtained by plotting the image densities to a potential difference between the developing bias potential and the surface potential, 0 V, of the photosensitive material when the image is formed by changing the developing bias potential with the exposure amount being zero in a state where the potential on the surface of the photosensitive material is maintained at zero.
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