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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Tomoya Adachi, Hyougo, JP;
Takeshi Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoya Adachi, Hyougo, JP;
Takeshi Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endless belt is supported by a plurality of rollers. A transfer roller comes in contact with an outer surface of the belt to form a transfer nip. An auxiliary member makes contact with a recording medium on an upstream side of the transfer nip in a movement direction of the belt, to cause the recording medium to be in close contact with the outer surface of the belt. A bias applying unit applies to the auxiliary member a bias for electrostatically transferring a toner adhered to the auxiliary member to the outer surface of the belt.