Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and image forming method
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置及图像形成方法
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Application No.: US12471221Application Date: 2009-05-22
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Publication No.: US08175504B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Tomohiro Aruga , Masahiro Maeda
- Applicant: Tomohiro Aruga , Masahiro Maeda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP (US)
- Priority: JP2008-140406 20080529
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof, a toner carrying roller that is disposed to face the image carrier and rotates in a predetermined rotation direction with charged toner carried on a surface thereof so as to transport the toner in an opposing position for facing the image carrier, and a bias applying unit that develops the electrostatic latent image with the toner by applying an AC voltage as a developing bias to the toner carrying roller. In addition, periodical concavo-convexes that are formed of a plurality of convex portions arranged at a constant pitch in a circumferential direction and concave portions that surround the plurality of convex portions are formed on the surface of the toner carrying roller. When the arrangement pitch is denoted by P, the frequency of the developing bias is denoted by F, and the moving speed of the surface of the toner carrying roller for the circumferential direction is denoted by V, a quotient acquired from dividing V by F is a value acquired from multiplying P by a natural number or an approximately natural number.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090297231A1 Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming Method Public/Granted day:2009-12-03
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