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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus includes: a developer image carrier configured to carry a developer image; a transfer unit provided in contact with the developer image carrier, and configured to transfer the developer image onto a medium which is conveyed along a medium conveyance path and passes through a contact between the developer image carrier and the transfer unit; a blower provided on one of upstream and downstream sides, in a medium conveyance direction, of the contact, and configured to cool the surface temperature of the developer image carrier; and a temperature sensor provided on the other of upstream and downstream sides, in the medium conveyance direction, of the contact, and configured to sense an ambient temperature around the developer image carrier.