Image forming apparatus and method thereof
US8032040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00649
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a static electricity eliminator to remove residual charge from a printing medium. A selector is provided to connect the static electricity eliminator to ground through a selected resistance, and a controller is provided to control the selector depending on printing medium characteristics. The resistance in the ground path connected to the static electricity eliminator is changed according to printing medium characteristics such that elimination of residual charge is effective over a range of printing media having different printing medium characteristics.
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