Patent ID: 6298586
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:developer image forming means for forming a developer image on an image carrying body;transportation means including first and second rollers facing each other across a space and a conveyor belt stretched between the first and second rollers and designed so that a transfer medium held on the conveyor belt is transported toward the image carrying body when at least one of the first and second rollers is rotated;transfer means for transferring the developer image formed on the image carrying body to a surface of the transfer medium transported by the transportation means; andfixing means located close to a downstream side of the first roller in a direction of transportation of the transfer medium by the transportation means and designed to heat and fix the developer image transferred to the surface of the transfer medium by the transfer means;the first roller being formed of a metallic material consisting mainly of Fe, Ni, Co, C, and Si.