US 7,519,309 B2
Image forming device
Hidetoshi Miyamoto, Osaka (Japan); Eiji Gyoutoku, Hyogo (Japan); and Masanobu Maeshima, Osaka (Japan)
Assigned to Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/717,112.
Claims priority of application No. 2006-072278 (JP), filed on Mar. 16, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0217813 A1, Sep. 20, 2007
Int. Cl. G03G 15/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 399—101  [399/353; 399/354] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming device, comprising:
an image carrier being configured to carry electrostatic latent images;
a developer being configured to provide toner to electrostatic latent images formed on the image carrier;
an intermediate transfer belt, toner images formed on the image carrier being configured to be transferred to the intermediate transfer belt;
a primary transfer member being configured to transfer toner images formed on the image carrier to the intermediate transfer belt;
a secondary transfer member being configured to transfer toner images on the intermediate transfer belt to sheets;
a belt cleaning unit having a fur brush being configured to recover electrically toner, the belt cleaning unit being configured to recover transfer toner remaining on the intermediate transfer belt after a secondary transfer by the secondary transfer member; and
an opposing electrode being disposed in a position in opposition to both the fur brush and the secondary transfer member to sandwich the intermediate transfer belt.