Destaticizer and image forming apparatus employing the same
US5850585A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A destaticizer which is adapted to remove electric charges from the surface of a photoreceptor by exposing the photoreceptor surface to light. The destaticizer includes a light source, and a light guide member for generally uniformly guiding light from the light source to a light exposure area on the photoreceptor. In accordance with one embodiment, the light guide member is an elongated member, which has an end face serving as a light receiving face for receiving the light emitted from the light source, a light transmitting path for transmitting the light received by the light receiving face, and a plurality of reflecting portions arranged along the length of the light guide member for reflecting the light transmitted through the light transmitting path in a direction intersecting the length of the light guide member.
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