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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Michio Fujioka, Nagoya, JP;
Michio Fujioka, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A transfer device is provided, which includes a transfer roller that is provided with a conductive rotational shaft, opposed to an external image-carrying body, and configured to transfer onto an image-transferred member a developer image carried by the image-carrying body, and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft of the transfer roller, the bearing including a conductive section that is disposed in a position around the rotational shaft of the transfer roller and configured to bear the rotational shaft from an opposite side of the image-carrying body with respect to the rotational shaft and to be supplied with electricity from an external power supply, and an insulated section that is disposed in a position around the rotational shaft and configured to cover the image-carrying body from a side of the image-carrying body.