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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Yuuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a nip forming member configured to form a transfer nip between the image bearer and the nip forming member; a nip pressure changer configured to change a nip pressure of the transfer nip; a transfer bias applier configured to apply, to the transfer nip, a transfer bias in which an AC component is superimposed on a DC component; and a DC component adjuster configured to adjust the DC component in the transfer bias, according to the nip pressure that is changed by the nip pressure changer.