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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Masato Kuze, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Hirokazu Yamauchi, Uji, JP;
Toshiki Takiguchi, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroyuki Murai, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Masato Kuze, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Hirokazu Yamauchi, Uji, JP;
Toshiki Takiguchi, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroyuki Murai, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Cleaning performance of a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire is maintained so that the charging voltage of an image carrier by a charging wire is stabilized. A charging wire cleaning apparatus is provided with a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire which charges an image carrier, a slider which is a supporting body for supporting the cleaning pad, and a screw shaft which is a moving mechanism for reciprocating the slider in parallel to the charging wire. When the slider is at a predetermined position of the reciprocation range, the cleaning pad and the charging wire are separated, and the cleaning pad is adapted to be shifted with respect to the charging wire in this state.