摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further reduce in size an image forming apparatus, to form a more simple constitution at a low cost by further reducing a number of components and to more stably write an electrostatic latent image. SOLUTION: The writing electrode 3b of a writing unit 3 charges or discharges the latent image carrier 2 mainly between the electrode 3b and the carrier 2. The electrostatic latent image is written on the carrier 2 by charging or discharging by the electrode 3b on the carrier 2 set to a uniform charging state by a latent image carrier uniform charging controller 7. The latent image is developed by a developing unit 4 and its developer image is transferred to a transfer material 5 such as paper or the like by a transfer unit 6. Since the electrode 3a is used in the unit 3, the apparatus is reduced in size and simplified.
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