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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeo Tsunemi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355208 ; 355273 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member; an image transfer member cooperative with the image bearing member to form a nip where an image is transferred from the image bearing member onto a transfer material, wherein the transfer member is constant-voltage-controlled during image transfer operation; wherein a voltage applied to the transfer member during constant voltage control is determined in accordance with a dimension of the transfer material measured in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the image bearing member.