Discharger, image carrier unit, and image forming apparatus
US7835667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/027
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A discharger includes: a discharge electrode member that is placed opposedly to a member to be charged; an opposed electrode member that is placed opposedly to the discharge electrode member; and a power source circuit that applies a discharge voltage for generating a discharge between the discharge electrode member and the opposed electrode member, and the electrode member having a surface that includes a covered layer covered by a covering material is formed on a surface opposed thereto, and the covering material containing a carbon atom, or a carbon atom and another atom or other plural atoms as a main component, and having an SP3 structure by a carbon atom.
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