Image forming apparatus and process cartridge
US7003255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/183
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming process and apparatus, the apparatus including a toner container, a transfer belt below the toner container, a process cartridge below the transfer belt, and an imaging device below the process cartridge. The process cartridge includes a rotating image carrier having an image carrier surface, a brush roller in contact with the image carrier surface, a charging member in contact with the image carrier surface and configured to transfer a charge to the image carrier surface, and a casing including a miler in contact with the image carrier surface and arranged to separate the brush roller from the charging member.
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