Electrophotographic apparatus

Abstract

Abstract In electrophotographic apparatus of the type comprising a rotary photosensitive element, a corona discharge unit for depositing a charge on the surface of the photosensitive element and an optical system for projecting an information containing light image through the corona discharge unit so as to form a latent image, the corona discharge unit and the optical system are rotated in unison about the rotary photosensitive element in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotation of the photosensitive element. The transfer printing device comprises means for bending the leading edge of a recording paper into a V shaped configuration, means for urging the recording paper against the rotary photosensitive element to transfer print a powder image onto the recording paper, a perforated suction cylinder to peel off the recording paper from the photosensitive element after transfer printing and means for admitting fluid under pressure into the space between the V shaped leading edge of the recording paper and the photosensitive element, and the cleaning device comprises a rotary brush in contact with the surface of the photosensitive element, a rotary hollow cylinder supporting the brush and provided with a plurality of perforations for supplying in from the interior of the cylinder to the brush, a stationary partition wall positioned in the hollow cylinder for dividing the interior thereof into two longitudinal compartments, a pair of corona discharge units of the opposite polarities disposed in respective compartments for ionizing the air therein, and means for supplying air under pressure into the compartments to discharge the ionized air toward the brush.

Inventors

• 👤 Masayoshi Furuichi

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