Image forming apparatus with belt surface regulating member

Details Image forming apparatus with belt surface regulating member Image forming apparatus with belt surface regulating member

2006-06-19

2009-02-10

Grainger, Quana M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Treatment of developed image prior to transfer

Reexamination Certificate

active

07489894

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus for a color print having an intermediate transfer belt and a plurality of image forming devices, wherein each image forming device has a photoreceptor and a developing device, and toner images formed on photoreceptors by the developing devices are primarily transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt to form a superimposed toner image and further the superimposed toner image is secondarily transferred in a batch onto a transfer member, the apparatus including: a charging or neutralizing device; a conductive elastic member, as a counter electrode for the charging or neutralizing device; and a belt surface regulating member disposed in a vicinity of the conductive elastic member to regulate a position of the surface of the intermediate transfer belt.

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