Conductive charge/discharge device
US4555171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A copying or printing apparatus has a photoconductive surface, a charging station to impart an electrostatic charge to at least a portion of the photoconductive surface, an exposure station, a development station and a transfer station followed by a discharge station, at the charging station a charging device in the form of a support surface having a plurality of conductive fibers extending therefrom to a substantially uniform height toward the photoconductive surface is provided and which has a conductor connected to a potential voltage source.
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