CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine the position of a charging member in a configuration to clean the charging member with a brush member.SOLUTION: A charging device used in an image forming apparatus comprises: an image carrier that carries an image; a charging member that charges the image carrier while rotating in contact with the image carrier; and a brush member that is in contact with the charging member to clean the charging member. When driven to rotate, the charging member receives a predetermined force in the longitudinal direction of the charging member at a force receiving part. The charging member is in contact with the brush member at a place different from the force receiving part, and a direction where the predetermined force acts is the same in the longitudinal direction as a direction where bristles of the brush member fall.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5