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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Enomoto, Susono, JP;
Akihiko Takeuchi, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing means for bearing a toner image; an intermediary transfer member, wherein the toner image is electrostatically transferred from the image bearing means onto the intermediary transfer member, and then transferred from the intermediary transfer member onto a transfer material; wherein the intermediary transfer member includes a first layer and a second layer, provided on the first layer, for receiving the toner image from the image bearing means, and wherein the second layer has a volume resistivity smaller than that of the first layer.