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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiro Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Onishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Soga, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charging device includes a charging member that is opposed to and contacts a charged body, the charging member extending axially and rotating in response to rotation of the charged body, a cleaning member that extends axially along the charging member, and contacts a surface of the charging member to clean the charging member, a holding member that holds the charging member and the cleaning member in a manner allowing their displacement by a substantially constant amount while maintaining a distance between their axes, multiple bearing members provided to the holding member with their rotation being arrested, the bearing members individually supporting the shafts of the charging member and cleaning member in a manner allowing their rotation, the bearing members being displaced to follow a change in orientation of the shafts, and an urging member that urges the holding member to press the charging member onto the charged body.
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