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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Shunsuke Hamahashi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Shunsuke Hamahashi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image forming method, an intermediate transfer body made of an endless flexible member is rotated, and an image is formed on a surface of a transfer member by undergoing a secondary transfer of a developer image onto a second transfer position from the intermediate transfer body to the transfer member, the developer image undergoing a primary transfer onto a first transfer position from an image carrier to a surface of the intermediate transfer body.