Patent ID: 6754462
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A latent image carrier having an electrostatic latent image corresponding to an optically formed and uniformly charged photo sensitive layer, the latent image carrier comprising:a thin cylindrical body comprising a photosensitive outer surface for forming said latent image carrier thereon; and a deformation preventing member disposed in an interior portion of said thin cylindrical body, said deformation preventing member further comprising: a base having a central axial axis substantially aligned with a central axial axis of said thin cylindrical body; and a plurality of leg parts axially disposed on said base and extending along a circumferential direction thereof, wherein a distal end of each one of said plurality of leg parts is elongated towards an interior surface of said latent image carrier and is provided with a bulging portion configured to coming into contact with an inside surface of said latent image carrier.