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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiya Takahata, Akira Kubota, Tatsuro Osawa, Nobumasa Abe, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroshi Ito, Tahei Ishiwatari, Toshihiko Yamazaki
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A recording medium carrier system of an image forming apparatus is constituted by independent units as a paper supply cassette, a paper feed unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, and a paper ejecting unit. An intermediate transfer unit in the transfer unit is provided with an intermediate transfer belt to which a toner image formed on a photoconductive drum is primarily transferred at a primary transfer position and which secondarily transfers the toner image on a recording medium at a secondary transfer position, and a driving roller for circulating the intermediate transfer belt. The primary transfer position is arranged close to the driving roller.
A recording medium carrier system used for an image formation apparatus of a type in which a toner image formed according to an electrophotographic method is transferred and fixed onto a recording medium, comprising:
An intermediate transfer unit comprising:
13, An intermediate transfer unit according to claim 12, wherein hardness of said secondary transfer roller is 50° or more in case the hardness is measured by Asker-C hardness meter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.