- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus that restrains scattered toner particles
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Application No.: US15040636Application Date: 2016-02-10
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Publication No.: US09612563B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Yasuhiro Michishita , Satoshi Uemura
- 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: JP2015-039144 20150227; JP2015-039154 20150227
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a conveyance belt, a transfer roller, a suspension roller, and a conductive opposed member. The conveyance belt is in contact with the image carrier to form a nip and conveys a sheet via the nip position. A voltage of reversed polarity to a charge polarity of toner forming the toner image is applied to the transfer roller to transfer the toner image to the sheet at the nip position. A suspension roller suspends the conveyance belt at a separation position. The separation position is downstream with respect to the nip position in a sheet conveyance direction. The separation position is positioned where the sheet separates from the conveyance belt. The voltage of reversed polarity to the charge polarity of the toner is applied to the suspension roller. The conductive opposed member is arranged opposed to the suspension roller across the conveyance belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160231669A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT RESTRAINS SCATTERED TONER PARTICLES Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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