ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

摘要

An electrostatic charging apparatus includes: an electrostatic charging member that has a discharge face causing discharge between the electrostatic charging member and a to-be-charged member having a charge retention part to hold a charge, and comes in contact with the to-be-charged member so as to charge upon the application of voltage; and an adjusting unit that adjusts an angle between the to-be-charged member and the discharge face.