Patent ID: 6501923
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrier belt for carrying an electrostatic latent image; a developing roller to be brought into contact with the image carrier belt for supplying a nonmagnetic mono-component developer to the electrostatic latent image carried by the image carrier belt, thereby forming a developer image; a thickness-limiting member kept in contact with the developing roller for limiting, to a predetermined value, a thickness of the developer provided on the developing roller; and a transfer unit for transferring the developer image, carried by the image carrier belt, onto an image transfer medium, wherein the image carrier belt is composed of a base material and a photosensitive layer formed on the base material, and the base material, the developing roller, and the thickness-limiting member are each made of metal, and the developing roller is brought into contact with the image carrier belt after a development process is finished.