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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Norio Kouzu, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 15/0855 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1623 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in an embodiment includes an image carrying body, a transfer body, a first mechanism, a sensor, and a second mechanism. The image carrying body carries an image of a developer. The image of the developer is transferred onto the transfer body from the image carrying body. The first mechanism separates the transfer body from the image carrying body. The sensor detects a state of the surface of the transfer body. The second mechanism separates the sensor from the transfer body in association with the first mechanism.