Charger frame, photosensitive member cartridge, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMakoto Ishii
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Abstract
A photosensitive member cartridge includes a charger that includes a wire that generates a corona discharge, and a first fixing portion that secures at least one end of the wire in a longitudinal direction of the wire, wherein the first fixing portion includes a first positioning member that positions the wire in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire, and a second positioning member that positions the wire in the longitudinal direction of the wire and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Claims49
A charger, comprising:
- a wire that generates a corona discharge;
- a charger frame that supports the wire;
- and
- a first fixing portion that secures at least one end of the wire in a longitudinal direction of the wire, the first fixing portion being disposed in the frame, wherein the first fixing portion includes:
- a first positioning member that positions the wire in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire;
- and
- a second positioning member that positions the wire in the longitudinal direction of the wire and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
A photosensitive member cartridge, comprising:
- a charger that includes a wire that generates a corona discharge;
- a photosensitive member;
- a frame that supports the charger and the photosensitive member;
- and
- a first fixing portion that secures at least one end of the wire in a longitudinal direction of the wire, the first fixing portion being disposed in the frame, wherein the first fixing portion includes:
- a first positioning member that positions the wire in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire;
- and
- a second positioning member that positions the wire in the longitudinal direction of the wire and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a photosensitive member cartridge that is removably set in the image forming apparatus, wherein the photosensitive member cartridge includes:
- a charger that includes a wire that generates a corona discharge;
- a photosensitive member;
- a frame that supports the charger and the photosensitive member;
- and
- a first fixing portion that secures at least one end of the wire in a longitudinal direction of the wire, the first fixing portion being disposed in the frame, wherein the first fixing portion includes:
- a first positioning member that positions the wire in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire;
- and
- a second positioning member that positions the wire in the longitudinal direction of the wire and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
A photosensitive member cartridge, comprising:
- a photosensitive member;
- a photosensitive member frame that supports the photosensitive member;
- a foreign material removing member that removes foreign material on the photosensitive member;
- a foreign material removing unit that supports the foreign material removing member;
- and
- an urging member that urges the foreign material removing unit toward the photosensitive member.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a photosensitive member cartridge that removably sets in the image forming apparatus, wherein the photosensitive member cartridge includes:
- a photosensitive member;
- a photosensitive member frame that supports the photosensitive member;
- a foreign material removing member that removes foreign material on the photosensitive member;
- a foreign material removing unit that supports the foreign material removing member;
- and
- an urging member that urges the foreign material removing unit toward the photosensitive member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.