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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Takeuchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an intermediary transfer belt, a primary transfer member, an electrode member, a first applying portion configured to apply, to the primary transfer member, a bias of a polarity opposite to a predetermined polarity, a second applying portion configured to apply, to the electrode member, a bias of the same polarity as the predetermined polarity, and a controller configured to control the second applying portion so as to change the bias applied to the electrode member on the basis of a kind of a recording material.
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