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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Masaki, Chiba, JP;
Toshifumi Oikawa, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charge-eliminating apparatus eliminates charge of a sheet on which an image is formed by an image forming apparatus. The charge-eliminating apparatus comprises a conveying member configured to convey the sheet conveyed from the image forming apparatus, a non-contact charge eliminating unit configured to eliminate charge of the sheet in a non-contact state with respect to the sheet conveyed by the conveying member, a frame configured to accommodate the conveying member and the non-contact charge eliminating unit, and an indicating portion configured to indicate indication contents indicating that maintenance is required for the non-contact charge eliminating unit based on a predetermined signal output from the non-contact charge eliminating unit.