Patent ID: 7684732
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a latent image carrier configured to bear a latent image; a latent image forming mechanism configured to form the latent image on the latent image carrier; a developing mechanism configured to develop the latent image on the latent image carrier with toner into a toner image; and a charger including a conductive member supplied with a bias voltage while contacting a surface of the latent image carrier, configured to charge at least one of the surface of the latent image carrier and a toner adhering to the surface thereof through the conductive member, wherein a tensile strength of the conductive member at break is no less than 10 MPa and no more than 40 MPa, and a contact pressure between the conductive member and the latent image carrier is no less than 4 kN/m