Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Particle or contaminant control
Patent
1996-09-30
1998-11-10
Brase, Sandra L.
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Particle or contaminant control
399 50, 399174, G03G 1502
Patent
active
058358218
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes image bearing member for bearing a toner image; charging member contactable to the image bearing member to electrically charge the image bearing member; wherein .delta.V=.vertline.Vdc-Vs.vertline. is different between a first area of the image bearing member which is going to be image area and second area of the image bearing member which is going to be non-image area, where Vdc is a DC component of a voltage applied to the charging member, and Vs is is a potential of the image bearing member charged by the charging member.
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Inoue Masahiro
Inoue Ryo
Itoh Masahiro
Suzuki Hiroyuki
Waki Kenichiro
Brase Sandra L.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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