Patent ID: 6167230
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image transferring device comprising:an image carrier;an image carrier moving mechanism configured to move the image carrier along a path;a pair of image transfer members sandwiching the image carrier and forming a nip between said pair of image transfer members at an image transfer position on said path;a recording medium moving mechanism configured to move recording medium into said nip for transfer of an image from said carrier to said recording medium at said image transfer position;a discharger configured to supply a charge suitable to provide separation of said recording medium from said image carrier at a separating position adjacent to a linear portion of said path along which a surface of said image carrier is caused to move by said image carrier moving mechanism after leaving said nip;a power source configured to apply a voltage to said discharger; anda controller configured to cause said power source to continuously apply the voltage to said discharger from at least the time the recording medium is moved into said nip by said recording medium moving mechanism until a trailing edge of the recording medium is moved away from said separating position by said recording medium moving mechanism.