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AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasao Ohmori, Hidehiko Yamaguchi, Takanori Morino
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A charging device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; an insulating body that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein either the first electrode or the second electrode includes an opening portion that is formed so as to open toward a first direction in which the first electrode, the insulating body, and the second electrode are laminated, and the insulating body includes a region limiting portion which is a space that communicates with the opening portion, and opens toward a direction in which the region limiting portion communicates with the opening portion, and is limited in a second direction vertical to the first direction.
A charging device comprising:
A cartridge for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
An image forming apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern: for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitising; Corona discharge devices
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This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-218863 filed on Sep. 24, 2009.
The present invention relates to a charging device, a cartridge for an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus.
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a charging device including: a first electrode; a second electrode; an insulating body that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein either the first electrode or the second electrode includes an opening portion that is formed so as to open toward a first direction in which the first electrode, the insulating body, and the second electrode are laminated, and the insulating body includes a region limiting portion which is a space that communicates with the opening portion, and opens toward a direction in which the region limiting portion communicates with the opening portion, and is limited in a second direction vertical to the first direction.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating an image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a charging device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention and a peripheral structure thereof;
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall structure of an image forming apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The image forming apparatus 10 includes an image forming apparatus body 12. The image forming apparatus body 12 includes an image forming unit 14 and a discharge unit 16 is provided at an upper part of the image forming apparatus body 12.
For example, two-stage sheet feeding devices 20 are provided at a lower part of the image forming apparatus body 12. In addition, plural sheet feeding devices may be additionally provided at a lower part of the image forming apparatus body 12.