Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18336835Application Date: 2023-06-16
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Publication No.: US12078950B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Koji Uno , Keisuke Oba , Yasuhiro Michishita
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP 22100919 2022.06.23
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G15/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, an intermediate transfer belt, a primary transfer roller, a first belt support roller, a secondary transfer roller, a second belt support roller, a current feeder, a controller, a current sensor, and a rectifier. The current sensor has a lead member. The rectifier shuts off a current passing from the second belt support roller to the ground if the voltage on the second belt support roller is less than a predetermined reference voltage. The controller controls the output current such that the secondary transfer current has a current value resulting from subtracting a leak current from the output current and, when the lead member is in a conducting state, keeps the voltage on the second belt support roller less than the reference voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230418205A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-12-28
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