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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Tsukasa Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A corona discharge apparatus includes a control unit and a discharge unit. The control unit has a baseboard with a main power source circuit located thereon. A CPU, a memory as well as other elements such as an attachment for a gas supply source are] installed in a housing of the control unit. The discharge unit has a high voltage generation circuit including a high-frequency step-up transformer installed in a housing of the discharge unit. A cable including a power line and a signal communication line is detachably connectable to the control unit and the discharge unit to electrically couple the units together through connectors secured to the respective housings. A gas guide tube is also detachably connectable to the discharge unit housing to feed a gas from the gas supply source into the discharge unit.