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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Toshiaki Kagawa, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Doshohda, Chiba, JP;
Katsumi Adachi, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A charging apparatus which is excellent in charging uniformity and thus allows a to-be-charged body to be charged uniformly and in which the generation of discharge products can be reduced, is provided. In the charging apparatus, ions are generated under the difference in electrical potential between the discharge electrode and the induction electrode produced in the ion generating section. The generated ions are caused to flow toward the counter electrode, whereupon the to-be-charged body arranged between the ion generating section and the counter electrode is charged.