| 摘要 |
An image support apparatus including a pair of rotatable disk shaped members (142, 143), a cylindrical member (140) supported and fixed at both ends by the pair of disk shaped members (142, 143), a flexible image supporter (110) shaped like a thin cylinder and formed with a photosensitive layer at the outer peripheral surface, support members (150) being disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member (140) for supporting the image supporter (110), a charge roller (120) abutting the outer peripheral surface of the image supporter (110) for uniformly charging the outer peripheral surface, and a frame (172). A distance between a portion of the image supporter (110) supported by the support member (150) and an end of the charge roller (120) is set to a length to prevent the image supporter (110), which is bent as the charge roller abuts the image supporter (110), from becoming permanently deformed. <IMAGE> |
