Patents Examined by Patrick J. Stanziene
  • Image transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 5113226
    Abstract: A roller forms a curve in a sheet of recording paper to which a toner image, formed on the curved surface of a photosensitive drum, is transferred such that a transfer curve extends along the curved surface of a transfer drum. The roller is provided in a path for carrying the recording paper so as to be in contact with the transfer drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Syoji Sagae, Akira Shimada