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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1994
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A corona discharge device used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a discharge member such as a saw-toothed discharge member having sharp discharge ends, and a power supply which applies to the discharge member a discharge voltage containing at least an AC voltage component, wherein at least each discharge end portion of the discharge member is made of an electrically conductive material, which contains nickel and chromium, and/or is coated with a material having a high electric resistance. In the case where the saw-toothed discharge member is employed, a distance D between the discharge end and a member to be charged, and a discharge end pitch P are determined to satisfy a relationship of 2≦D/P≦8.