Electric charge eliminating device and image forming apparatus equipped with the same
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorsShigetaka Kurosu, Hiroshi Morimoto, Nobuyasa Tamura, Yusuke Nishisaka
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Abstract
An electric charge eliminating device for eliminating electric charge on an image carrying member or on a recording medium carrying member which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, comprises a needlelike electrode having a plurality of protruding sections which form a plurality of discontinuous discharge points; an insulating holder for holding the needlelike electrode; a discharging power source for applying an electric voltage to the needlelike electrode; and a conductive shielding member arranged between the needlelike electrode and the image carrying member or the recording medium carrying member.
Claims28
An electric charge eliminating device for eliminating electric charge on an image carrying member or on a recording medium carrying member which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, comprising
- a needlelike electrode having a plurality of protruding sections which form a plurality of discontinuous discharge points;
- an insulating holder for holding the needlelike electrode;
- a discharging power source for applying an electric voltage to the needlelike electrode;
- and
- a conductive shielding member arranged between the needlelike electrode and the image carrying member or the recording medium carrying member.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image carrier or a recording media carrier, and
- an electric charge eliminating device for eliminating electric charge on the image carrying member or on the recording medium carrying member,
- wherein the electric charge eliminating device comprise:
- a needlelike electrode having a plurality of protruding sections which form a plurality of discontinuous discharge points;
- an insulating holder for holding the needlelike electrode;
- a discharging power source for applying an electric voltage to the needlelike electrode;
- and
- a conductive shielding member arranged between the needlelike electrode and the image carrying member or the recording medium carrying member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.