Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

1996-06-27

1999-03-30

Smith, Matthew S.

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

399303, 399310, 399312, G03G 1516

Patent

active

058900462

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus comprising an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed, transfer material carrying structure for carrying thereon on a transfer material, a transfer charger for performing an image transfer operation for transferring electrostatically the toner image formed on the image bearing member to the transfer material carried on the transfer material carrying structure at an image transfer position, wherein the transfer charger performs the image transfer operation a plurality of times on the same transfer material, the transfer charger means being supplied with a voltage of a polarity opposite from that of the toner image, and a discharger device, having a first discharger disposed adjacent to the transfer material carrying side of the transfer material carrying structure and a second discharger opposed to the first discharger with the transfer material carrying structure therebetween, wherein the first and second dischargers are not operable during a period between an image transfer onto a transfer material and a successive image transfer onto the same transfer material and during passage of the transfer material between the first and second dischargers, and wherein, during a separating operation for separating the transfer material from the transfer material carrying means, the first and second dischargers acting on the transfer material over its entire surface in the separation period.

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