Patent ID: 7848691
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A transfer unit to transfer an image from an image support to a printing medium, the transfer unit comprising: an intermediate transfer body to receive the image from the image support, having a curved transfer surface, and having an ASKER-A hardness of from about 25° to 40°; a transfer member having an ASKER-C hardness of from about 45° to 70°, disposed in contact with the intermediate transfer body at a nip, and to transfer the image from the intermediate transfer body to the printing medium at the nip; and a de-electrifying member to de-electrify the printing medium, disposed adjacent to an exit of the nip, and having a DC power and an AC power concurrently applied thereto, wherein the DC power has a voltage of from about 200V to 800V and the AC power has a voltage of from about |3.0| kV to |3.6| kV.