Patent ID: 7912399

Claim:
An apparatus useful in charging a photoconductor in printing, the apparatus comprising: a scorotron frame; a scorotron charge member coupled to the scorotron frame, the scorotron charge member configured to generate an electric field; a scorotron charging grid coupled to the scorotron frame, the scorotron charging grid having a length axis, a width axis, and a height axis, and the scorotron charging grid including a scorotron charging grid surface having a plurality of openings; and a scorotron charging grid cleaner coupled to the scorotron charging grid, the scorotron charging grid cleaner configured to travel along the scorotron charging grid length axis and clean the scorotron charging grid, the scorotron charging grid cleaner including a scorotron charging grid cleaner center and scorotron charging grid cleaner ends at opposite ends from the scorotron charging grid cleaner center along the width axis, and the scorotron charging grid cleaner extending further in a direction of the height axis at the scorotron charging grid cleaner center than at the scorotron charging grid cleaner ends, wherein the scorotron charging grid surface is deflectable in a direction of the height axis, and wherein the scorotron charging grid includes a scorotron charging grid center and scorotron charging grid ends at opposite sides of the scorotron charging grid center along the width axis and the scorotron charging grid deflects more in a direction of the height axis at the scorotron charging grid center than at the scorotron charging grid ends when the scorotron charging grid cleaner cleans the scorotron charging grid.