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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2010
Shigetaka Kurosu, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyasa Tamura, Aichi, JP;
Yusuke Nishisaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shigetaka Kurosu, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyasa Tamura, Aichi, JP;
Yusuke Nishisaka, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric charge eliminating device for eliminating electric charge on an image carrying member or on a recording medium carrying member which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, comprises a needlelike electrode having a plurality of protruding sections which form a plurality of discontinuous discharge points; an insulating holder for holding the needlelike electrode; a discharging power source for applying an electric voltage to the needlelike electrode; and a conductive shielding member arranged between the needlelike electrode and the image carrying member or the recording medium carrying member.