Electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus
AssigneeMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsOsamu Miyamoto, Isao Iizaka, Toshio Yamamoto, Takashi Hikosaka, Shigemitu Shimizu
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Abstract
Apparatus for improving the quality of images obtained in an electrostatic latent image transfer type copier according to which there are provided electrical circuits permitting escape or neutralization of charges which may be produced in copy paper during its transport through a photocopying machine and could cause smudging or elimination of required image portions in developed copy paper carrying the image of a document or similar material. In the disclosed embodiment, the electrical circuits maintain each of the rollers of pairs of copy sheet transporting rollers at an equal potential.
Claims20
An electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus which comprises:
- a photoconductive member,
- means for forming an electrostatic latent image on said photoconductive member,
- image transferring means for conducting transfer material having an insulating dielectric layer coated over an electrically conductive layer into contact with said photoconductive member for transferring said latent image onto said transfer material;
- means for transporting the transfer material along a predetermined path to said image transferring means, said transporting means including at least one pair of rollers in nipping relation to each other which are both made of electroconductive material and which are maintained at equal potential, and at least one of said rollers having at least the peripheral layer thereof of elastic electroconductive material, whereby generation of undesired charges on said transfer material due to pressure or friction exerted on said transfer material by said pair of rollers is substantially prevented.
In an electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus which includes a photoconductive member, means for forming an electrostatic latent image on said photoconductive member, means for bringing a copying paper having an insulative dielectric layer coated over an electroconductive layer into contact with said photoconductive member for transferring said latent image onto the copying paper, and transporting means for transporting said copying paper along a predetermined path to a developing means through said image transferring means;
- the improvement for preventing image contamination of the copying paper by unnecessary charges generated thereon caused by pressure or friction exerted on the copying paper by said transporting means, which comprises;
- at least one pair of rollers in said transporting means in nipping relation to one another for transporting the copying paper therebetween,
- said rollers both being made of electroconductive material and at least one of said rollers being of electroconductive elastic material, and means coupled to said rollers for maintaining said rollers at equal potentials.
An electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus which comprises;
- a copying paper in a roll and having an insulative dielectric layer and an electroconductive layer over which said dielectric layer is coated;
- a photoconductive member;
- means for bringing said copying paper into contact with the photoconductive member with the dielectric layer contacting the photoconductive member for transferring said latent image onto the copying paper;
- means for transporting the copying paper along a predetermined path to a developing means through said image transferring means, said transporting means including at least one pair of feed rollers in nipping relation to one another for transporting the copying paper therebetween, said feed rollers holding a leading end of the copying paper in nipping condition when the paper is not moving in said apparatus and transporting the copying paper when rotated;
- said feed rollers both being made of electroconductive material with at least one of said roller being of electroconductive elastic material;
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- means coupled to said rollers for maintaining said rollers at equal potential, whereby electrostatic contamination on the copying paper due to the compression and frictional charging by said rollers are prevented.
In an electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus which utilizes a paper having an insulative dielectric layer coated over an electroconductive layer for forming an image thereon, and a transporting means for transporting said paper in said apparatus, the improvement for preventing electrostatic contamination of the paper by unnecessary charges generated thereon which is caused by pressure exerted on the paper by a transporting means, which comprises;
- at least one pair of feed rollers in said transporting means in nipping relation to one another for transporting the paper therebetween, said feed rollers holding the paper in nipping condition when the paper is not moving in the apparatus and transporting the paper when they are rotated,
- said feed rollers both being made of electroconductive material with at least one of said roller being made of an electroconductive elastic, and means for maintaining both rollers at equal potential.
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