IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND TRANSFER CARTRIDGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply a lubricant to a toner image carrier so as to be able to maintain an image quality in an image forming apparatus provided with a toner image carrier cleaning means for removing untransferred toner remaining on the toner image carrier and a lubricant supply means for su...

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Main Author HARADA HIROOMI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.02.2006
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply a lubricant to a toner image carrier so as to be able to maintain an image quality in an image forming apparatus provided with a toner image carrier cleaning means for removing untransferred toner remaining on the toner image carrier and a lubricant supply means for supplying the lubricant onto the surface of the toner image carrier after transfer to a transfer material of a toner image. SOLUTION: A charging means is a contact or proximity type charging roller, and an upper limit value of lubricant consumption for a lubricant application area is determined in accordance with the width of a gap (charging gap) between the charging roller 17 and a photoreceptor 21. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20050103679