Patent ID: 8463165
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming method, comprising: sequentially forming plural single-color toner images on at least one image bearing member; sequentially transferring the single-color toner images from the at least one image bearing member onto an intermediate transfer belt to form a composite toner image in which the single-color toner images are superimposed on one another, while supplying a metallic soap to the intermediate transfer belt, wherein the intermediate transfer belt to which the metallic soap is supplied includes plural linear convexities in an image forming area of the intermediate transfer belt, and the plural linear convexities have a height of 0.01 μm or greater but not greater than 1 μm, and a width in a range of 0.5 to 5 μm; and transferring the composite toner image from the intermediate transfer belt onto a recording medium.