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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. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jun Shimizu, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/502 ;
Abstract
The present invention is pertained to a cleaning member of a corona wire. An operating screw includes a core and an outer member enclosing the core. The core is rotatable about a rotation axis. The outer member is formed with a spiral groove. The outer member is provided with a plurality of curved surfaces and flat surfaces. The curved surfaces alternate with the curved surfaces, as viewed along the spiral groove of the outer member. The flat surfaces are retreated toward the rotation axis of the core than the curved surfaces.