Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16952254Application Date: 2020-11-19
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Publication No.: US11281130B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Yutaka Kakehi , Tetsuya Ohta , Yusuke Minato
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-101059 20180525,JPJP2018-194691 20181015
- Main IPC: G03G15/16
- IPC: G03G15/16 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an intermediary transfer belt, a transfer member, a voltage source for applying a voltage to the transfer member, a detecting portion for detecting a current flowing through the transfer member, and a controller for carrying out constant-voltage control so that the voltage applied to the transfer member becomes a target voltage when a recording material P passes through a transfer portion. The controller is capable of changing the voltage applied to the transfer member so that a detection result detected by the detecting portion during transfer falls within a predetermined range. The controller changes the predetermined range on the basis of the detection result detected by the detecting portion when the voltage is applied to the transfer member in a state in which the recording material P is absent in the transfer portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210072673A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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