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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:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355272 ; 355311326 ; 271193 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for forming a toner image on plural types of recording materials. A transfer device includes a transfer belt to bring a recording material into contact with an imaging surface of photoreceptor so that the toner image is transferred to the recording material, and a charging device for charging the recording material carried on said transfer belt before the toner image is transferred to the recording material. The type of the recording material is detected and the charging device is controlled in accordance with the type of the recording material.