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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2021
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Yuasa, Ebina, JP;
Toshiaki Baba, Ebina, JP;
Yoko Miyamoto, Ebina, JP;
Takeshi Yasuda, Ebina, JP;
Hirotaka Tanaka, Ebina, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Ebina, JP;
Tomoaki Yoshioka, Ebina, JP;
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image holder configured to hold an image formed using an electrographic process; a transfer body that faces the image holder and is configured to contact the image holder while rotating to form a secondary transfer region; an application unit configured to apply a voltage for charging the secondary transfer region; and a charge unit that faces a region other than the secondary transfer region of the transfer body and is configured to charge a surface of the transfer body with a polarity opposite to an applied voltage of the application unit.