Title:
An electrification unit and an image forming device
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6123395
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A charging device (100; 100A) includes a discharge electrode (30) configured to charge a surface of an image carrier (2); a charging device body (1A) including an opening portion (31) that is provided so as to surround the discharge electrode (30) and be opposed to a surface of the image carrier (2) across a longitudinal direction of the discharge electrode (30); a charging duct member (7; 7A) that is provided so as to surround at least the entire opening portion (31) and configured to introduce and exhaust an airflow within the surrounded area; an intake unit (5) configured to generate an airflow to be guided into the charging duct member (7; 7A); and an exhaust unit (9) configured to exhaust the airflow guided. The charging duct member (7; 7A) includes an airflow wall (29) forming unit for covering, with an airflow wall (29), the entire opening portion (31) from an upstream end to a downstream end in a rotation direction of the image carrier (2) at the opening portion (31).
Inventors:
Orikasa Takamichi
Fumi Ito
Tomohiko Saito
Atsushi Sato
Fumi Ito
Tomohiko Saito
Atsushi Sato
Application Number:
JP2013054390A
Publication Date:
May 10, 2017
Filing Date:
March 15, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
株式会社リコー
International Classes:
G03G21/00; G03G15/02
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shuichi Kudo
Toru Kabayama
Shogo Honda
Toru Kabayama
Shogo Honda