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Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023010370
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus that can prevent a reduction in image quality due to vibration from a portion related to the entire sheet conveyance system.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus forms images on photoreceptor drums 2 acting as image carriers, primarily transfers the images formed on the photoreceptor drums 2 to a primary transfer body 71 at primary transfer parts TP1, and secondarily transfers the images primarily transferred onto the primary transfer body 71 to a sheet P at a secondary transfer part TP2. The primary transfer body 71 is provided with a space area SP that is equal to or more than the maximum size in a conveyance direction M of the sheet P and is on the downstream side of the primary transfer parts TP1 and the upstream side of the secondary transfer part TP2 in the conveyance direction M the images. From the start of an image forming operation on the photoreceptor drums 2 until the completion of a primary transfer operation on the primary transfer body 71, the image forming apparatus stops operations other than the image forming operation on the photoreceptor drums 2 and the primary transfer operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

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Inventors:
AMAMIYA MASAKI
Application Number:
JP2021114460A
Publication Date:
January 20, 2023
Filing Date:
July 09, 2021
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SHARP KK
International Classes:
G03G21/14; B65H9/14; G03G15/00; G03G15/16; G03G21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation ARK Office