CHARGING MEMBER, CHARGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging member which restricts a change in a gap between an image carrier and the charging member even when applying pressure to the charging member and reduces discharge products and abnormal products from the charging member, and to provide an image forming unit and an image forming apparatus that are provided with the charging device. SOLUTION: The charging member 101 disposed in the charging device which is located opposite the image carrier 61 and used for charging the surface of the image carrier 61 is formed from a shaft 101a and a main body 101b covering the shaft 101a. Also, on the ends of the main body 101b which correspond to the outside of the image forming area of the image carrier 61, the charging member 101 has spacer members 103 for providing a gap G. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO