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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Nao Itabashi, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiro Nishimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kunihiko Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Fumikazu Sato, Kounan, JP;
Ikunobu Yoshiyama, Anjou, JP;
Tsutomu Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Nao Itabashi, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiro Nishimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kunihiko Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Fumikazu Sato, Kounan, JP;
Ikunobu Yoshiyama, Anjou, JP;
Tsutomu Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A charger is opposed to a charging subject member and charges the charging subject member by generating corona discharge. The charger includes: a discharge electrode; and a pair of facing electrodes that are disposed to face with each other being the discharge electrode interposed therebetween and arranged to be distant from the discharge electrode, wherein the facing electrodes are arranged that an interval between the facing electrodes gradually decreases towards the charging subject member.