Image forming apparatus, image transferring device and recording medium conveying method
US6813471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00409
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an intermediate transfer body for carrying a color image, a transferring device for conveying a recording medium while causing the recording medium to bend toward and move along a part of the intermediate transfer body at an upstream side in a direction of conveyance in a transfer region in which a color image on the intermediate transfer body is transferred to the recording medium, and a contact assisting member positioned upstream of the transfer region in the direction of conveyance for maintaining the recording medium and the intermediate transfer body in close contact with each other.
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