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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Sone, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayoshi Nagase, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuteru Ishizuka, Saitami, JP;
Tatsuya Furuta, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., , JP;
Abstract
A charging device has a charging member to charge an object, an applying unit to apply a voltage to the charging member for generating an electric discharge from the charging member, so that the object is discharged by the charging member, a detecting unit to detect an emission of light of the electric discharge, an output unit to output a detection result by the detecting unit, a cleaning unit to clean the charging member, and a controller to control the cleaning unit to clean the charging member when the detection result is out of a predetermined range.