Patent ID: 9081334
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrying member for carrying a toner image; a movable intermediary transfer member for carrying the toner image transferred from said image carrying member; a first transfer member for transferring the toner image from said intermediary transfer member onto a recording material, said first transfer member having a first resistance and being contacted to an outer surface of said intermediary transfer member; a second transfer member for transferring the toner image from said intermediary transfer member onto the recording material, said second transfer member having a second resistance higher than the first resistance and being contacted to the outer surface of said intermediary transfer member at a position downstream of said first transfer member with respect to a moving direction of said intermediary transfer member; and voltage applying means, connected to both of said first transfer member and said second transfer member, for applying the same voltage to said first transfer member and to said second transfer member to transfer the toner image onto the recording material.