Electrophotography – Image formation – Transfer
Patent
1995-12-11
1997-03-18
Smith, Matthew S.
Electrophotography
Image formation
Transfer
399101, 399 43, G03G 1514
Patent
active
056127723
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus which prevents the toner image, which is transferred onto the recording sheet but not yet fixed thereto, from being scattered, by reducing the amount of the charge, which is generated by the pre-cleaning charge removal means and attaches to a recording sheet on a transfer-member supporting member after it passes the image transfer stage. In the image forming apparatus, a recording sheet is transported in a state that it is electrostatically attracted onto a drum sheet, a toner image is formed on a photoreceptor drum in accordance with image information, and the toner image is transferred from the photoreceptor drum onto the recording sheet by using a transfer corotron disposed on the rear side of the drum sheet. Further, in the image forming apparatus, a conductive plate is provided which substantially prevents the negative charge of the same polarity as of the toner, generated by the pre-cleaning charge removal means, from attaching to the recording sheet after it passes an image transfer stage.
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Enomoto Yoshihiro
Fujita Tetsuya
Hyakutake Nobuo
Fuji 'Xerox Co., Ltd.
Smith Matthew S.
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