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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Makoto Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Fumio Morita, Ichinomiya, JP;
Tomitake Aratachi, Nagoya, JP;
Masamitsu Ukai, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshinori Ito, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Shimizu, Kakamigahara, JP;
Takuro Kusama, Nagoya, JP;
Makoto Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Fumio Morita, Ichinomiya, JP;
Tomitake Aratachi, Nagoya, JP;
Masamitsu Ukai, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshinori Ito, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Shimizu, Kakamigahara, JP;
Takuro Kusama, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a developer image; a transfer member that transfers the developer image carried on the image carrier onto an image forming surface of a recording medium being conveyed; a fixation member that is disposed downstream of the transfer member in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and fixes the developer image transferred on the recording medium; a first member that is disposed between the transfer member and the fixation member to face the image forming surface of the recording medium; and a second member that is disposed between the transfer member and the fixation member to face a non-image forming surface that is opposite the image forming surface, wherein the first member is provided with a first electrically-conductive member having an electric conductivity and being grounded.