Image forming apparatus
US7826758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0607
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum to which an electrostatic image is formed and a developing sleeve carrying a developer including toner carrier. An alternating voltage is applied to the sleeve to form an alternating electric field between the sleeve and the drum to develop the electrostatic image with the developer. A relation |K1|<|K2| is satisfied, where K1: a slope at an electric field intensity Ed=|(Vp2−VL)/D|, K2: a slope at an electric field intensity Eb=|(Vp1−VL)/D|, VL: a potential [V] of the electrostatic image at which a maximum density is obtained, Vp1: a peak potential [V] that provides a potential difference to move the toner toward the drum, Vp2: a peak potential [V] that provides a potential difference to move the toner toward the sleeve, and D: a closest distance [m] between the drum and the sleeve.
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