Patent ID: 6151461
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A facsimile device comprising:an electrophotographic photosensitive body on which a toner image is formed and capable of being brought into contact with a sheet of a recording media for recording the toner image on the sheet of recording media based on received data;a feeding device for conveying sheets of recording media via a feeding system to a transfer position;an image transferring device provided at the transfer position for transferring toner image to said sheets of recording media conveyed to the transfer position by said feeding system at a nip portion formed between said electrophotographic photosensitive body and said sheet of recording media;a registration roller for controlling a timing at which said sheet of recording media is conveyed to said transfer position; anda pre-registration sensor for detecting said sheet of recording media, conveyed by said feeding device, at an upstream side of the said registration roller; anda controller for controlling a timing of application of at least one of a voltage level and a transfer current level of said image transferring device based on an output by said pre-registration sensor.