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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Futoshi Hamada, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A transfer device according to the present invention is comprised of a transfer material carrying member such as paper, a transfer charger provided in the transfer material carrying member, and an opposite member comprising elastic material opposite to the transfer member. The opposite member is movable to both a contact position with the surface of the transfer material carrying member and a separate position away from the surface of the transfer material carrying member. When the transfer material positions at the adsorption position, the opposite member is switched to move to the contact position from the separate position to carry a transfer material thereon. After the transfer material is carried, the transfer material is adsorbed on the surface of the transfer material carrying member.