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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Anno, Kanagawa, JP;
Fusako Kiyono, Kanagawa, JP;
Emi Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuji Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit and a second image forming unit, wherein the first image forming unit is arranged on a downstream side of the second image forming unit in a traveling direction of a transfer medium, the first developing unit contains a first developer containing a first toner and a first carrier, the second developing unit contains a second developer containing a second toner and a second carrier, and a ratio of a resistance value of the first carrier to a resistance value of the second carrier is within a range of from 4.0×10to 9.7×10.