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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Chikara Imaizumi, Numazu, JP;
Kazuhiko Shinoda, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/80 (2013.01); G03G 15/0233 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.