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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:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuya Sano, Numazu, JP;
Koichi Tanigawa, Mishima, JP;
Hideo Nanataki, Tokyo, JP;
Atsuyoshi Abe, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399314 ; 361225 ; 399316 ;
Abstract
An image transfer apparatus has a transfer charging member for transferring a toner image from an image bearing member to a transfer material, the transfer charging member adapted to contact with a surface of the transfer material conveyed between the image bearing member and the transfer charging member opposite to a surface thereof facing the image bearing member, and a guide member for supporting the transfer charging member and to guide it between the image bearing member and the transfer charging member.