Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

1994-01-14

1996-12-31

Smith, Matthew S.

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

361225, 361230, 361214, G03G 1514, G03G 1516

Patent

active

055899226

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed; transfer material carrying member for carrying thereon a transfer material; a transfer device for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member to a transfer material carried on the transfer material carrying member at a transfer position; a discharging device disposed downstream of the transfer position in a movement direction of the transfer material carrying member for acting on the transfer material on the transfer material carrying member corresponding to separation of the transfer material from the transfer material carrying member, the discharging device includes a first discharger, disposed at a transfer material carrying side of the transfer material carrying member and supplied with a voltage having a DC component of a polarity which is the same as the polarity of the toner image upon an image transfer operation.

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patent: 4914737 (1990-04-01), Amemiya et al.
patent: 5182603 (1993-01-01), Yamada
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