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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Soichiro Nishimura, Handa, JP;
Hideaki Deguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Ishikawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer member that transfers a developer image onto a transfer medium to form an image on the transfer medium; a bias applying unit that applies a transfer bias to the transfer member; and a bias control unit that controls the transfer bias to be applied to the transfer member by the bias applying unit, wherein a longitudinal length of the transfer member is formed to be shorter than a width of the transfer medium having a maximum width on which the image is to be formed with the image forming apparatus.