Patent ID: 6496673
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image bearing body, a surface of which includes a photosensitive body having a hardness in the range of 100 to 500 N/mm2; charging means for charging said image bearing body; wherein said charging means includes magnetic charging particles are in friction contact with said image bearing body, thereby charging said image bearing body, and a supporting member for holding the magnetic charging particles with a magnetic force; exposing means for forming an electrostatic image by image exposing said image bearing body, which is charged by said charging means; developing means for developing the eletrostatic image on said image bearing body; and transfer means for transferring a developed image onto a transfer material and being in pressure contact with said image bearing body, wherein a pressure of the transfer material to said image bearing body is not less than 1 g/cm and not more than 100 g/cm in line pressure.