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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Applicant:
Katsumi Adachi, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Katsumi Adachi, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a charging device of the present invention, with reference to a state (movement speed of a charging receiving material, operating period of charging device) in which the charging device is used which state is obtained by an image formation controlling section, a voltage controlling section sets or changes an applied voltage to be applied between a discharge electrode and an inductive electrode. Accordingly, even in a case where discharge is hard to occur, a necessary amount of ions can be supplied stably.