IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member adapted to bear a toner image, a transfer belt configured to be movable, a transfer device placed across the transfer belt from the image bearing member and adapted to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member to the transfer belt, the transfer device including a brush member equipped with a plurality of conductive filaments to be put into contact with the belt, wherein the plurality of conductive filaments located at an upstream end in a moving direction of the transfer belt is cut along an orthogonal direction intersecting the moving direction of the transfer belt at right angles or the conductive filaments located at an upstream end of the brush member along the moving direction of the transfer belt are bonded together.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image bearing member adapted to bear a toner image; a transfer belt that is movable; and a transfer device adapted to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member to the transfer belt, the transfer device positioned on the opposite side of the transfer belt to the image bearing member, the transfer device including a brush member having a plurality of conductive filaments arranged to contact the transfer belt, wherein conductive filaments, among the plurality of conductive filaments of the brush member, which are located towards the upstream end of the brush member, in the moving direction of the transfer belt, are cut along a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the transfer belt.