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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazufumi Ishida, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member, and a light source. The image carrier has a photoconductive layer on a surface of the image carrier. The transfer member is configured to cause a toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to be transferred to a transferee member at a transfer position of the image carrier. The light source is configured to emit light toward the surface of the image carrier after transfer of the toner image to remove residual charges on the photoconductive layer. An effective light receiving width of the image carrier in a width direction thereof is less than a width of the transfer member.