Patent ID: 8649702
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrostatic charger device comprising: an electrode disposed to face an electrostatic latent image forming surface of an image bearing member and having opposite ends which coincide with opposite ends of the electrostatic latent image forming surface in a primary scanning direction; a housing having an opening facing the electrostatic latent image forming surface and housing therewithin the electrode stretched in a direction parallel with the primary scanning direction; a cleaner member having a length in the primary scanning direction for pressing against part of the electrode, the cleaner member being reciprocally movable in the primary scanning direction between a first position and a second position which substantially coincide with the opposite ends of the electrode in the primary scanning direction; an operating rod having one end in a longitudinal direction to which the cleaner member is fixed; a guide portion disposed at one end of the housing in the primary scanning direction and having a through-hole extending therethrough in the longitudinal direction, the guide portion supporting the operating rod to enable the cleaner member to reciprocate between the first position and the second position; and a bending member configured to bend the operating rod in such a manner that an intermediate portion of the operating rod projects away from the image bearing member when the cleaner member is in the first position.