Image forming apparatus for making particles less likely to be attached to support unit
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorTomoaki Yoshioka
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit, a transfer unit and a support unit. The transport unit transports a recording medium. The transfer unit transfers an image formed with particles onto an image formation surface of the recording medium transported by the transport unit by an electric field formed between the transfer unit and the image formation surface by making contact with the image formation surface. The support unit supports the recording medium, is transported to the transfer unit together with the recording medium by the transport unit, and is not directly conductive with the transfer unit.
Claims8
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a transport unit that transports a recording medium;
- a transfer unit that transfers an image formed with particles onto an image formation surface of the recording medium transported by the transport unit by an electric field formed between the transfer unit and the image formation surface by making contact with the image formation surface;
- a support unit that supports the recording medium, is transported to the transfer unit together with the recording medium by the transport unit, and is not directly conductive with the transfer unit;
- and
- a cleaning unit that cleans the support unit by making contact with the support unit that has passed through the transfer unit.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- transport means for transporting a recording medium;
- transfer means for transferring an image formed with particles onto an image formation surface of the recording medium transported by the transport means by an electric field formed between the transfer means and the image formation surface by making contact with the image formation surface;
- support means for supporting the recording medium, is transported to the transfer means together with the recording medium by the transport means, and is not directly conductive with the transfer means;
- and
- cleaning means that cleans the support means by making contact with the support means that has passed through the transfer means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.