Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US8346141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1619
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer roller that has a gripping member that grips a transfer medium; and a transfer medium transport section that has a transfer medium transport surface that sucks the transfer medium upward in a vertical direction and a contact member that contact with the transfer medium, wherein a first position where the transfer medium starts to be sucked, a second position where the transfer medium is released from the gripping member, and a third position where the transfer medium is separated from the image carrier are disposed at positions having the relationship of L<L1+L2, wherein L is the distance between the third position and the first position, L1 is the distance between the third position and the second position, and L2 is the distance between the second position and the first position.
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