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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Susumu Murakami, Soraku-gun, JP;
Takahiro Fukunaga, Sakurai, JP;
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Kuniaki Nakano, Soraku-gun, JP;
Hideshi Izumi, Ikoma, JP;
Minoru Tomiyori, Soraku-gun, JP;
Susumu Murakami, Soraku-gun, JP;
Takahiro Fukunaga, Sakurai, JP;
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Kuniaki Nakano, Soraku-gun, JP;
Hideshi Izumi, Ikoma, JP;
Minoru Tomiyori, Soraku-gun, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A transfer device is provided including an intermediate transfer belt and transfer rollers associated with respective of photosensitive drums. Each of the transfer rollers and the intermediate transfer belt define therebetween a contact range of which center lies downstream of the center of a contact range (transfer nip region) defined between the associated photosensitive drum and the endless belt in the direction of movement of the endless belt. The transfer roller deforms the path of movement of the intermediate transfer belt by contacting the intermediate transfer belt, and the resulting deformation causes the intermediate transfer belt to contact the periphery of the photosensitive drum over a predetermined range.