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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiki Hayami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1675 (2013.01); G03G 15/1605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer device includes a voltage applying section configured to apply a transfer bias to a transfer member, and a control section configured to control the voltage applying section to apply a transfer bias in which a first application period for applying a first transfer bias and a second application period for applying a second transfer bias are alternately provided to the transfer member when a first sheet having a small surface smoothness passes through a nip.