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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoichi Kimura, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus can form a high-quality image by preventing a failure in image transfer by preventing separation of a part of a recording material electrostatically attracted on a recording-material carrying member from the recording-material carrying member. An attracting charger is made of a rigid conductive rubber in a region at a central portion. A nonrigid conductive fur brush is planted on each of regions at both end portions of the attracting charger. Thus, a pressing force applied to the recording material differs in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of conveying the recording material.