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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Fuse, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Fuse, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); B41J 2/435 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention installs electrodes in the neighborhood of a laser beam emitting window of a laser optical unit (hereinafter, abbreviated to LSU), applies a bias voltage to the electrodes, and forcibly adheres toner, developer, and dust floating in a machine body to the electrodes instead of the laser beam emitting window.