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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399111 ; 399130 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process cartridge mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising an image bearing member, charger device for charging the image bearing member, a first conductive member for electrically earthing the image bearing member, and a second conductive member for applying an AC voltage to the charger device. The first and second conductive members are arranged at positions near both axial ends of the image bearing member, respectively.