Patent ID: 6374070
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotographic apparatus comprising:a photosensitive body having a photosensitive layer provided with a charge transporting layer and a charge generating layer, a thickness of said charge transporting layer being 15 &mgr;m or less; an electrostatic image forming means for forming an electrostatic image on said photosensitive body, said electrostatic image forming means being provided with a charging means for charging said photosensitive body, and an exposure means for image-exposing said photosensitive body charged by said charging means; developing means for developing said electrostatic image with a toner of the same charging polarity as a charging polarity of said charging means to thereby form a toner image; transferring means for electrostatically transferring said toner image to a transfer material; and decreasing means for decreasing the potential difference between a potential of a toner-adhering portion of said photosensitive body and a potential of a toner-nonadhering portion of said photosensitive body after a development by said developing means and before a transfer by said transferring means; wherein said decreasing means attenuates the potential of the toner-adhering portion of said photosensitive body by 20% to 60%.