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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Ayaka Komori, Nagoya, JP;
Keita Suzuki, Nishio, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A transfer nip is formed between a transfer member and a photosensitive drum. The transfer member is configured to transfer a toner image formed on the photosensitive drum to a sheet that passes through the transfer nip. A humidity sensor is configured to detect humidity. A sheet sensor is arranged upstream of the transfer member in a sheet conveyance direction. The sheet sensor is configured to detect a trailing end of the sheet. A controller is configured to: in response to an elapse of a particular period after the sheet sensor detects the trailing end of the sheet, change a transfer bias to be applied to the transfer member from a first transfer bias to a second transfer bias, the second transfer bias having a smaller absolute value than the first transfer bias; and change the particular period based on the humidity detected by the humidity sensor.