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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tohru Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiro Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Akihiko Uchiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoaki Nakai, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenta Kamikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzo Seino, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a fixing member has a surface layer having conductivity. A developer is a toner having a toner particle including a binder resin, a reactant of a polyhydric acid and a compound containing a group 4 element is present on a surface of the toner particle, and Tv/Fv>100 is satisfied where Tv represents a volume resistivity upon being unfixed, and Fv represents a volume resistivity after fixing. A bias applying unit can selectively apply a bias of a positive polarity and a bias of a negative polarity, and applies a bias of the same polarity as the charged polarity of a filler included in a recording material when the recording material passes through a fixing nip portion, and when the recording material does not pass through the fixing nip portion, respectively.