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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Masanori Moro, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Masanori Moro, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/06 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/06 (2013.01); G03G 15/04036 (2013.01); G03G 15/04045 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01); G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); G03G 21/0029 (2013.01); G03G 21/007 (2013.01); G03G 21/169 (2013.01); G03G 21/1803 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a photoconductor, a charger, a light source, and a reflector. The charger charges a surface of the photoconductor. The light source emits charge eliminating light that discharges the surface of the photoconductor. The reflector reflects the charge eliminating light to apply reflected light to the surface of the photoconductor.