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US 5,335,053 AGranted
Image forming apparatus with grounded conductive member contacting a recording sheet bearing member
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Hasegawa
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Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus with a recording sheet bearing member for bearing a recording sheet on which an image is to be formed, a charger brush contacting with a surface of the recording sheet bearing member opposite to a surface thereof on which the recording sheet is carried, and adapted to apply charge to the carrying member, and a grounded conductive member arranged out of a range of movement of a tip of the charger brush.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a recording sheet bearing member for bearing a recording sheet on which an image is to be formed;
- a charger brush contacting a surface of said recording sheet bearing member opposite to a surface thereof on which the recording sheet is born and adapted to apply charge to said recording sheet bearing member;
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- a grounded conductive member arranged out of a range of movement of a tip of said charger brush, wherein said conductive member has opposed ring portions between which said charger brush is disposed, and said ring portions support said recording sheet bearing member.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a recording sheet bearing member for bearing a recording sheet on which an image is to be formed;
- a charger brush contacting with a surface of said recording sheet bearing member opposite to a surface thereof on which the recording sheet is carried, and adapted to apply charge to said recording sheet bearing member;
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- a grounded conductive member arranged within a range of movement of a tip of said charger brush, and having an insulation member between said conductive member and said charger brush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.