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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Sunahara, Hachioji, JP;
Makoto Tokudome, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/09 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0818 (2013.01); G03G 15/0921 (2013.01); G03G 15/1675 (2013.01); G03G 15/0907 (2013.01);
Abstract
What is provided is an image forming apparatus in which longitudinal end portions of a developer bearing region or longitudinal end portions of an opening are respectively located outside longitudinal end portions of a transfer bias applicable region.