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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
May. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shohei Okumura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/0121 (2013.01); G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0122 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed by a liquid developer containing a toner particle and a carrier liquid, an intermediate transfer belt onto which the toner image is transferred, and a transfer member configured to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member onto the intermediate transfer belt. The transfer member is made of a metal, and the transfer member abuts against the image bearing member with the intermediate transfer belt nipped therebetween.