Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

1998-08-11

2000-08-01

Moses, Richard

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

399303, G03G 1514, G03G 2100

Patent

active

060979224

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus comprises an image bearing member for bearing a toner image, a rotatable transfer material bearing member for bearing a transfer material, a convey means for conveying the transfer material to the transfer material bearing member, the convey means having a transfer material conveying speed faster than a rotational speed of the transfer material bearing member, and an urging means for urging the transfer material against the transfer material bearing member at an urging position, and wherein the toner image on the image bearing member is transferred onto the transfer material at a transfer position where the transfer material is urged against the transfer material bearing member by the urging means and born on the transfer material bearing member, and, when the transfer material is pulled by a force greater than 10 N along a transfer material conveying direction in a condition that the transfer material is urged against the transfer material bearing member by the urging means, the transfer material starts to be slipped with respect to the transfer material bearing member.

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