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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tetsuya Kitamura, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 55 ; 347149 ;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus having an aperture electrode and an electrically conductive opposing electrode. The aperture electrode selectively allows toners to pass. A sheet is backed by the opposing electrode, and the toner passing through the aperture electrode is attracted onto the sheet. A gap is provided between the aperture electrode and the opposing electrode by using a pair of spacers. The gap distance is greater than a minimum level to avoid puncture. The spacers are mounted on non aperture portions of the aperture electrode for supporting axially end portions of the opposing electrode or are mounted on the opposing electrode.