Charging wire cleaning apparatus
US8185010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/027
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cleaning performance of a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire is maintained so that the charging voltage of an image carrier by a charging wire is stabilized. A charging wire cleaning apparatus is provided with a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire which charges an image carrier, a slider which is a supporting body for supporting the cleaning pad, and a screw shaft which is a moving mechanism for reciprocating the slider in parallel to the charging wire. When the slider is at a predetermined position of the reciprocation range, the cleaning pad and the charging wire are separated, and the cleaning pad is adapted to be shifted with respect to the charging wire in this state.
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