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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Akira Nagahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Sachio Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuhito Furukawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuneo Watanuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Norio Sawatari, Kawasaki, JP;
Mikio Amaya, Atsugi, JP;
Toshiaki Narusawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device for use in an electrographic imaging process, without a cleaning unit for residual toners, which comprises an image-carrying element, an image exposure means, a developing means, an image transfer means, and a distribution roller means of an elastic and electrically conductive material for uniformly distributing the residual toners over a surface of the image-carrying element and at the same time deelectrifying and recharging the same surface of said element. The imaging device has a simplified and compact structure and does not cause an environmental pollution problem due to the generation of ozone in the device.