Apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential
US5208635A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/754
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for electrically coupling a conductive layer of a photoreceptor to a reference potential, the photoreceptor being positionable between an operative position and a replacement position. The apparatus includes an electrically conductive brush which is electrically coupled to the reference potential. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for moving the conductive brush into electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the operative position and out of electrical contact with the conductive layer in response to the photoreceptor being moved to the replacement position.
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