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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Kunio Shigeta, Tokyo, JP;
Yotaro Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayoshi Nagase, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Haneda, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a duplex image forming apparatus, which can form images on both sides of a transfer sheet by employing an intermediate transfer element. The duplex image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a toner image forming section to form a toner image on the image bearing member; an intermediate transfer element, shaped like a belt, to bear the toner image transferred from the image bearing member and to convey a transfer sheet; a transfer sheet charging device to apply a bias voltage onto the transfer sheet at the charging position, so that the transfer sheet adheres onto the intermediate transfer element; a first transfer device to transfer the toner image onto the transfer sheet or the intermediate transfer element; a second transfer device to transfer the toner image borne on the intermediate transfer element onto the transfer sheet; and a control section to control a transfer current or a transfer voltage applied to the first transfer device.