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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroki Takayanagi, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 15/0283 (2013.01); G03G 15/167 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01); G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); G03G 15/1675 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus provides a configuration capable of suppressing an increase in the resistance of an intermediate transfer belt. The image forming apparatus includes an electrification unit for electrifying an intermediate transfer belt to suppress an increase in resistance of the intermediate transfer belt.