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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

  • US 20190079434A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2018
  • Published: 03/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

  • a photosensitive member on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed;

    a charging member configured to charge the photosensitive member;

    a developing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member with toner charged to a predetermined polarity;

    a transfer member configured to form a transfer area with the photosensitive member and transfer a toner image from the photosensitive member onto a recording material in the transfer area;

    a first power source configured to apply a voltage of a polarity opposite to the predetermined polarity to the transfer member;

    a guide member located upstream of the transfer area in a direction in which the recording material is conveyed, and configured to contact a back surface of the conveyed recording material to guide the recording material; and

    a second power source configured to apply the voltage of the polarity opposite to the predetermined polarity to the guide member,wherein the guide member includes a guide region configured to contact the back surface of the recording material, and the guide region is entirely located on a side of the photosensitive member of a common imaginary tangent line in a developing area formed by the photosensitive member and the developing member.

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