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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ayumi Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/203 (2013.01); G03G 15/0233 (2013.01); G03G 15/0258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging device includes: a charging roll configured to charge a photoconductor; a housing that houses the charging roll; and a heating unit that directly heats the housing or the charging roll. In the charging device, the heating unit may be disposed in contact with an outside or inside of the housing, and at least a part of the outside or inside of the housing may be covered with a thermally conductive member.