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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Ken Nakagawa, Mishima, JP;
Koichi Otaka, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Nakagawa, Mishima, JP;
Koichi Otaka, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a movable image bearing member, a charging member disposed opposed to the image bearing member, a transfer member for transferring a toner image from the image bearing member onto a recording material, and potential control means far changing a potential gradient on the image bearing member at a position corresponding to an end of the recording material in a direction opposite from a charge polarity of the toner with respect to a direction opposite from a movement direction of the image bearing member.