Cleaning blade, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
US10146169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0017
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning blade including an elastic member configured to be in contact with a surface of a cleaning-target member to remove deposited matter deposited on the surface of the cleaning-target in member, wherein the elastic member includes a base and a surface layer formed of a cured product of a curable composition, the surface layer is formed on at least part of a bottom surface of the base including a contact part to be in contact with the cleaning-target member, where the bottom surface of the base is a surface of the base facing a downstream side along a traveling direction of the cleaning-target member relative to the contact part, and an average film thickness of the surface layer at the contact part is 10 μm or greater but 100 μm or less.
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