Patent ID: 6597884
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a) an image carrier for forming a latent image; and b) developing means for developing the latent image with charged toner, said developing means electrostatically conveying the charged toner along a conveying surface of a first conveyance board and causing said charged toner to fly from one end of said first conveyance board toward said image carrier, said first conveyance board including: 1) a substrate; 2) a plurality of electrodes arranged on said substrate in a direction of toner conveyance, with each electrode extending in a direction perpendicular to said direction of toner conveyance; and 3) a member formed on said substrate over said plurality of electrodes for forming the conveying surface; wherein a distance between adjacent electrodes sequentially decreases toward the one end of said first conveyance board.