Patent ID: 6342910
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:an image bearing member; an image processing device configured to process image data of an image including image forming pixels forming the image such that a gradation of the image is represented by a density of toner adhering pixels of the image forming pixels per unit area of the image; a latent image forming device configured to form an electrostatic latent image of the image on the image bearing member in accordance with the image data processed by the image processing device; a developing device configured to visualize the electrostatic latent image on the image bearing member to a toner image; and a transfer device configured to transfer the toner image on the image bearing member to a transfer member, wherein a diameter of a pixel toner image of each toner adhering pixel of the toner image on the image bearing member is in a range of 20 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m and a toner scattering is generated around a nucleus portion of the pixel toner image of each toner adhering pixel of the toner image on the transfer member, and wherein the transfer device includes a primary transfer member, a primary transfer device configured to transfer the toner image on the image bearing member to the primary transfer member, and a secondary transfer device configured to transfer the toner image on the primary transfer member to the transfer member.