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US9014591B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9014591-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414278327-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | May 16, 2013 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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A charging device includes a housing, a charging roller, and a brush roller. The housing is disposed adjacent to an optical path of light emitted an the exposure device to irradiate a photoconductor. Charging roller is rotatably supported in housing, and is configured to charge a circumferential surface of the photoconductor through contact. Brush roller is rotatably supported in housing together with charging roller, has multiple brush hairs flocked on a base shaft thereof extending in a longitudinal direction of the charging roller, and is configured to clean a surface of charging roller when brush hairs are brought in contact with charging roller. Furthermore, a predetermined segment of housing is located in a space within a predetermined distance toward a side of housing from the optical path, and is formed from a material having a charge property equivalent to that of the brush hairs.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A charging device comprising: a housing disposed adjacent to an optical path of light emitted from an exposure device to irradiate a photoconductor; a charging roller that is rotatably supported in the housing and is configured to charge a circumferential surface of the photoconductor through contact; and a brush roller that is rotatably supported in the housing together with the charging roller, that has multiple brush hairs flocked on a base shaf…
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- What does patent US9014591B2 cover?
- A charging device includes a housing, a charging roller, and a brush roller. The housing is disposed adjacent to an optical path of light emitted an the exposure device to irradiate a photoconductor. Charging roller is rotatably supported in housing, and is configured to charge a circumferential surface of the photoconductor through contact. Brush roller is rotatably supported in housing togeth…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0225. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).