| 摘要 |
An apparatus for enabling a laterally conductive, resistive backed photoconductive intermediate transfer member in an electrophotographic printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a toner transfer system having an intermediate transfer belt comprising a laterally conductive resistive substrate with a pre-transfer grounding device and a transfer charging device. A ground potential bias is applied to the intermediate transfer belt prior to entering a transfer nip region to generate low transfer fields therein. Subsequently, the laterally conductive resistive layer of the intermediate surface is provided with a biasing voltage, generating high transfer fields in the transfer nip. In an alternative embodiment, a post-transfer bias is applied to the intermediate transfer belt for substantially enhancing the transfer fields in the transfer nip.
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