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Charging and exposing head for use in electrophotographic apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1985-10-10
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2005-10-10
Abstract
Abstract A charging and exposing head for use in an electrophotographic apparatus includes a charging and exposing chamber having a light transmission window for carrying out charging and exposing operation on an electrophotosensitive member moving along the light transmission window. In the charging and exposing head, a retaining member presses the electrophotosensitve member against the light transmission window to maintain the flatness of the electrophotosensitive member, and cooling air is supplied from a cooling gas supply pipe toward the electrophotosensitive member brought opposite to the light transmission window to prevent thermal deformation of the electrophotosensitive member.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuichi Ohtsuka
- 👤 Hiroshi Matsuoka
- 👤 Yoshimitsu Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:55
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/221; G03G15/223
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A charging and exposing head for use in an electrophotographic apparatus including a charging and exposing chamber having a light transmission window for carrying out charging and exposing operation on an electrophotosensitive member moving along said light transmission window, said head comprising a cooling gas supply conduit connected to said charging and exposing chamber for supplying cooling gas toward the electrophotosensitive member brought opposite to said light transmission window so as to prevent thermal deformation of the electrophotosensitive member during projection of picture image data recorded on the electrophotosensitive member onto a screen by projection light directed from a light source, and a retaining member disposed opposite to said light transmission window for pressing the electrophotosensitive member against said light transmission window so as to maintain the flatness of the electrophotosensitive member in the projection mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A charging and exposing head for use in an electrophotographic apparatus including a charging and exposing chamber having a light transmission window for carrying out charging and exposing operation on an electrophotosensitive member moving along said light transmission window, said head comprising a cooling gas supply conduit connected to said charging and exposing chamber for supplying cooling gas toward the electrophotosensitive member brought opposite to said light transmission window so as to prevent thermal deformation of the electrophotosensitive member during projection of picture image data recorded on the electrophotosensitive member onto a screen by projection light directed from a light source, and a retaining member disposed opposite to said light transmission window for pressing the electrophotosensitive member against said light transmission window so as to maintain the flatness of the electrophotosensitive member in the projection mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A charging and exposing head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cooling gas supply pipe is a cooling air supply pipe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A charging and exposing head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outlet of said cooling gas supply pipe is directed toward substantially the center of said light transmission window of said charging and exposing chamber, and said cooling gas supply pipe supplies the cooling gas at a flow rate of 1 liter/min or more, preferably, 3 liter/min or more, per 1 cm 2 of said light transmission window.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A charging and exposing head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retaining member is formed of a metal and is provided with a projection light transmission window.
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