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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Masahiro Katahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Handa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Katahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Handa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that rotates; and a charging member that is provided opposingly to the image carrier, and that charges a surface of the image carrier, wherein a discharge inhibitor that suppresses a discharge in an axial end portion is interposed in a portion where the charging member is opposed to the image carrier.