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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Fukumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Ishidate, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Momoka, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Okada, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04036 (2013.01); G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1654 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a configuration in which a metal holder is supported by a resin member, the metal holder cannot be grounded, so that electricity may be discharged from the charged holder to a substrate held by the holder. The holder is provided with a pin to determine a position of the holder with respect to a photosensitive member. A conductive member that is made of metal and is grounded, is brought into contact with the pin to thereby enable the holder to be grounded through the pin.