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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Nobuyuki Mizushima, Shiojiri, JP;
Tomoyuki Shiiya, Matsumoto, JP;
Atsushi Imamura, Shiejiri, JP;
Ken Ikuma, Suwa, JP;
Nobuyuki Mizushima, Shiojiri, JP;
Tomoyuki Shiiya, Matsumoto, JP;
Atsushi Imamura, Shiejiri, JP;
Ken Ikuma, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrier that carries an image; a charging section that electrically charges the image carrier; an exposure section that forms a latent image on the image carrier electrically charged by the charging section; a development section that develops the latent image formed by the exposure section on the image carrier by means of a liquid developer; a primary transfer section that transfers a image developed by the development section onto a transfer medium; a secondary transfer section that transfers a image transferred onto the transfer medium further onto a recording medium by pressing the transfer medium; and a variable transfer pressure application section that applies transfer pressure of a first level or of a second level at the secondary transfer section.