Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18338010Application Date: 2023-06-20
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Publication No.: US12013651B2Publication Date: 2024-06-18
- Inventor: Koji Uno , Keisuke Oba , Yasuhiro Michishita
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP 22100922 2022.06.23
- Main IPC: G03G15/16
- IPC: G03G15/16 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, an intermediate transfer belt, a primary transfer roller, a first belt support roller, a secondary transfer roller, a second belt support roller, a current output portion, a current sensing portion, and a control portion. The current output portion passes across the secondary transfer roller a secondary transfer current as part of an output current. The current output portion and the second belt support roller are electrically connected together. The current sensing portion senses a leakage current passing from the first belt support roller via the intermediate transfer belt to the second belt support roller. The control portion sets the output current such that the secondary transfer current has a value given by subtracting a leakage current from the output current and keeps the voltage on the second belt support roller between −50 V and 50 V, inclusive.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230418191A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-12-28
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