Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus
US6792232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide a charging apparatus including: a first charging unit for charging a body to be charged, the first charging unit including a magnetic brush that contacts the body to be charged; and a second charging unit that is provided on a downstream side of the first charging unit with respect to a moving direction of the body to be charged, the second charging unit including a magnetic brush that contacts the body to be charged, in which a contact width, with which the magnetic brush of the first charging unit contacts the body to be charged, is wider than a contact width with which the magnetic brush of the second charging unit contacts the body to be charged.
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