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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1996
Satoshi Kurihara, Toride, JP;
Kazuyoshi Odagawa, Koshigaya, JP;
Kazumi Sekine, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shinichi Sasaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Isao Ikemoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Toshiyuki Karakama, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Nakagawa, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charging apparatus includes a rotatable charging member, contactable to a member to be charged, for charging the member to be charged, the rotatable charging member is provided with a rotation shaft; an electroconductive elastic member for urging the rotatable charging member to the member to be charged, wherein the rotatable charging member is capable of being supplied with a voltage through the elastic member; wherein a part of the elastic member and a peripheral surface of the rotation shaft are contacted to electrically connect the elastic member with the rotation shaft.