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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1991
Kenichi Tsuneeda, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Fujisawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a discharger for discharging a surface of an photoreceptor, a shield case arranged opposite to the photoreceptor and having an opening opposite to the photoreceptor a corona wire electrode arranged in the shield case and connected to a high voltage power source, a charger arranged in the opening of the shield case and having a grid grounded through a constant potential element for charging the photoreceptor surface, and an electrode arranged opposite the photoreceptor between the discharger and the charger and having a sharp edge opposite the photoreceptor. The electrode is grounded through the constant potential element and generates an unbalanced electric field between the electrode and the photoreceptor, thereby discharging charges located on the photoreceptor surface and having a polarity different from that of the electrode.