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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2000
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image, a charging device for charging the surface of the image bearing member, an electrostatic latent image forming device for forming the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the image bearing member charged by the charging device, a developing device, which includes a developer bearing member for bearing a single component developer, for performing development by bringing the single component developer into contact with the electrostatic latent image to form a visible image, a transfer device for electrostatically transferring the visible image to a transfer member, and a fixing device for fixing the electrostatically transferred visible image on the transfer member. The developer bearing member includes at least a conductive core bar, an electron-conductive layer composed of an elastic body, and an ion-conductive layer.