Patent ID: 8126367

Claim:
An apparatus useful in charging a photoconductor in printing, the apparatus comprising: a scorotron insulator having a longitudinal axis, the scorotron insulator having a first insulator end at one end of the longitudinal axis and a second insulator end at an opposite end of the longitudinal axis, the scorotron insulator including at least one first spring integrated into the scorotron insulator at an insulator end and at least one second spring integrated into the scorotron insulator at an insulator end; a scorotron charging grid coupled to the at least one first spring at an insulator end of the scorotron insulator and coupled to another insulator end of the scorotron insulator, the scorotron charging grid including an electrical connector; and a scorotron charge member including a first scorotron charge member end coupled to the second spring at an insulator end of the scorotron insulator and the scorotron charge member including a second scorotron charge member end coupled to another insulator end of the scorotron insulator, the scorotron charge member configured to generate an electric field, wherein the first spring is integrated into the scorotron insulator by being molded as a part of the scorotron insulator using the same material as the scorotron insulator, and wherein the at least one second spring is integrated into the scorotron insulator by being molded as a part of the scorotron insulator using the same material as the scorotron insulator.