Patent ID: 6163675
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:a rotatable image support;a charger for uniformly charging the image support;a light scanning and irradiating portion for illuminating the charged image support so as to form a static latent image thereon;a developing portion for supplying the developer to the static latent image on the image support to create a developer image; anda transfer roller rotatably arranged opposing and in abutment with the image support and urged against the image support by urging elements arranged around both ends thereof for transferring the developer image on the image support to a print medium, characterized in that the peripheral surface speed of the transfer roller is set at a speed slower, by less than about 2.3%, relative to the peripheral surface speed of the image support, and the length of the transfer roller with respect to the longitudinal direction is shorter than the maximum width of the image formable print media with respect to the longitudinal direction.