Optical electric charge removal device and image formation apparatus including the same

An optical electric charge removal device, mountable on an image formation apparatus of an electrophotographic system, for removing residual charges on a photosensitive member by light irradiation, the optical electric charge removal device comprising:

• a point light source provided in the image formation apparatus;
• an optical conductor, provided separately from the point light source, for forming an optical path for guiding light incident from the point light source to the photosensitive member;
• and
• a support member for supporting the optical conductor at a position where only a light incident surface of the optical conductor contacts the point light source and the optical conductor is out of contact with the image formation apparatus, the support member being provided so as to face an area of the photosensitive member outside of an image area.