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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Yasuo Yoda, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Iida, Boise, ID (US);
Hisahiro Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus has an image bearing member bearing an image thereon, and a transfer member contacting with the image bearing member in a contact portion, the image on the image bearing member is transferred to a transfer medium in the contact portion by the transfer member, the Young's modulus of the image bearing member is equal to or greater than 2×10[N/m] and equal to or less than 9×10[N/m] and contact pressure P between the image bearing member and the transfer member is equal to or greater than 4.0×10[N/m] and equal to or less than 7.3×10[N/m]. Thereby, there is provided an image forming apparatus which prevents the deterioration of an image even if use is made of an image bearing member of high hardness.