Image forming apparatus having transfer material carrying member

U.S. Patent Number: 5390012

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; an image forming device for forming a toner image on the image bearing member; a transfer material carrying member for carrying a transfer material, wherein the toner image is electrostatically transferred onto the transfer material carried on the transfer material carrying member, wherein the transfer material carrying member has a dielectric layer carrying the transfer material and a supporting member for supporting the transfer material through the dielectric layer, wherein a gap is provided between the dielectric layer and the supporting member. Alternatively disclosed is a transfer material carrying member formed of a support layer, an elastic layer on top of the support layer, an intermediate layer on top of the elastic layer, and a dielectric layer on top of the intermediate layer.

Inventors: Miyashiro; Toshiaki (Ichikawa, JP), Fujii; Haruo (Yokohama, JP), Ochiai; Toshihiko (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)

Application Number: 07/992,773

Issued: 1995-02-14

Expired: 2007-02-14

Classes: 399/303

Field of search: 355/275,274,273,271,277

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