Patent ID: 9383690
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A transfer device comprising: an endless rotating member configured to rotate; a first transfer section configured to transfer a first toner image, which is formed by a first forming unit by using a flat toner containing a flat metallic pigment, onto an outer periphery of the rotating member; a second transfer section configured to transfer a second toner image, which is formed by a second forming unit by using a non-flat toner, onto the outer periphery; a ground-connected section that is disposed downstream of the first transfer section in a rotating direction of the endless rotating member and that is connected to ground by being in contact with an inner periphery of the endless rotating member; and a power supply configured to apply a first electric current to the first transfer section, which is lower than a second electric current applied to the second transfer section, when the first transfer section transfers the first toner image onto the outer periphery, wherein the first and the second toner images are transferred to a medium after being transferred onto the endless rotating member by the first and the second electric currents.