18888842. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Inventor(s)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18888842 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carrying members, a charging device, an exposure device, a developing device, an intermediate transfer belt, and a plurality of transfer rollers. On the image carrying member disposed most downstream in the traveling direction of the intermediate transfer belt, a black tonner image is developed. The rotation shaft of at least one transfer roller located upstream of the transfer roller disposed most downstream in the traveling direction of the intermediate transfer belt is offset upstream from directly above the rotation shaft of the corresponding image carrying member.