Image forming apparatus and image forming method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8712267
APP PUB NO 20120237234A1
SERIAL NO

13412244

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An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image, a transfer member to form a transfer nip by contacting the image carrier surface, and a power supply to output a voltage to the recording material captured in the transfer nip so as to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier surface. The voltage is switching alternately between a voltage in the transfer direction and a voltage opposite to the voltage in the transfer direction, and a time average value (Vave) of the voltage is set to have a polarity of the transfer direction, and is set to a value in the transfer voltage side, and a change mode to change a cycle of the voltage output from the power supply can be changed based on the toner deterioration information which determines the deterioration status of the toner.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aoki, Shinji Kanagawa, JP 232 3721
Iimura, Haruo Kanagawa, JP 31 887
Nakamura, Keigo Kanagawa, JP 145 1534
Ogino, Yasuhiko Kanagawa, JP 32 647
Sugimoto, Naomi Kanagawa, JP 61 1266
Tanaka, Shinya Kanagawa, JP 305 4254

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