Image recording apparatus and method with improved image transfer characteristics
US6650853B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/22
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes an image carrying part, a developing part and an image transferring part. The image carrying part has a surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. The developing part develops the electrostatic image into a toner image by selectively applying toner to the surface of the image carrying part. The image transferring part transfers the toner image onto a recording sheet or an intermediate image transferring part. Fine particles are uniformly formed on the surface of the image carrying part, and a portion of the fine particles is transferred from the image carrying part with the toner image. The fine particles are smaller in diameter than the toner particles.
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