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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Katagiri, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Kawaguchi, Inagi, JP;
Masaru Ohno, Ebina, JP;
Tsuguhiro Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Takeo Kawanami, Fujisawa, JP;
Taro Minobe, Ichikawa, JP;
Masaru Shimura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1675 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/1605 (2013.01); G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 15/1665 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voltage maintenance element is connected to a contact member that contacts a primary transfer surface area of an intermediate transfer belt to which toner images are transferred from a plurality of image carriers between stretch members, in such a way as to prevent the electric potential of the intermediate transfer belt from varying between respective image forming stations.