Patent ID: 8675032
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image; a plurality of electrode portions; a control unit configured to control a voltage applied to the electrode portion based on image information; and a toner bearing member configured to bear toner and form a toner image on the image bearing member according to the voltage applied to the electrode portion, wherein α>1.22 is satisfied: Dy indicating a thickness of the image bearing member, Dx indicating a distance between the electrode portions adjacent to each other, rx″ indicating a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dx and ry″ indicating a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dy in a rectangular solid body including Dx and Dy in a side, and rx″/ry″ being defined as α.