Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US8971743B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/1675
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member, a charger, a latent image forming device, a developing device, and a transfer device is provided. The transfer device is adapted to transfer a toner image formed on the latent image bearing member onto an intermediate transfer member or a recording medium by action of a transfer elected field in a transfer position where the latent image bearing member faces the transfer device. When a non-charged portion of the latent image bearing member that has not been charged to a predetermined potential by the charger passes through the transfer position, a strength of the transfer electric field is lowered than that in transferring the toner image.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.