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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1993
Hiroki Kisu, Fujisawa, JP;
Masaharu Ohkubo, Yokohama, JP;
Kazushige Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Michihito Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Erika Asano, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasushi Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Ogata, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charging member contactable to a member to be charged to electrically charge it includes a charging portion contactable to the member to be charged; a supporting portion for supporting the charging portion, the supporting portion including an elastic layer and a supporting member for supporting the elastic layer; wherein the charging portion is movable toward and away from the supporting portion, and an inside diameter of the charging portion is larger than an outside diameter of the supporting portion.