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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Takashi Kawabata, Ebina, JP;
Shuji Iseki, Ebina, JP;
Keiji Yamamoto, Ebina, JP;
Naoto Yoshino, Ebina, JP;
Naoto Nishi, Ebina, JP;
Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Ebina, JP;
Yukio Hayashi, Ebina, JP;
Tatsuya Soga, Ebina, JP;
Norio Hokari, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and techniques for reducing the electrostatic sticking of a transfer member to the image carrying body of an image forming apparatus. The visible image on the image carrying body is formed by charged participles. A collective transfer unit collectively transfers the visible image from the image carrying body to a transfer member. A transfer member judging unit judges whether a transfer member exists downstream of and in the vicinity of a transfer position of the collective transfer unit. A pre-stop processing unit for preventing, if the transfer member presence judging unit judges that a transfer monitor exists when the stopping unit stops the device, the transfer member from electrostatically sticking to the image carrying body.