Patent ID: 8615178
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member; a charging member for electrically charging said photosensitive member to form a toner image on said photosensitive member; a rotatable belt member for carrying the toner image; a transfer member for transferring the toner image from said photosensitive member onto said belt member; a voltage applying member for applying a voltage to said transfer member; and control means for effecting control so that a voltage is applied to said transfer member by said voltage applying member when said belt member and said photosensitive member are at rest and continues into a period when said belt member and said photosensitive member are rotating, wherein a polarity of the voltage is identical to a polarity of said charged photosensitive member, and is opposite to a polarity of a transfer voltage for transferring the toner image from said photosensitive member onto said belt member.