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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Hirai, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Komatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsumi Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Misumi, Toride, JP;
Tadaji Fukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430125 ; 430 84 ; 430126 ;
Abstract
An electrophotographic apparatus employs a charger for charging a cylindrical photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer of amorphous silicon containing 10 to 40 atomic % hydrogen; an exposing station for imagewise exposing the member to form an electrostatic latent image; a developer station for developing the latent image to form a toner image; a transfer station for transferring the toner image to an image receiving sheet and a blade for cleaning the surface of the cylindrical member.