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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kouzu, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section configured to form an image on an image carrier, a transfer roller configured to transfer the image formed on the image carrier to an image receiving medium, a support body configured to support the image carrier in a main body opposite to the transfer roller, a holding member arranged in the support body to hold two end parts of the transfer roller and having a conductive member that makes electrical contact with the transfer roller when the transfer roller is mounted in the holding member, and a power supply section configured to apply transfer bias to the image carrier and to the transfer roller through the conductive member.