Cleaning blade for intermediate transfer medium, and image forming apparatus
US12001162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning blade for an intermediate transfer medium is provided. A cleaning target of the cleaning blade is an intermediate transfer medium. The cleaning blade includes an edge layer and a coating layer. The coating layer provided on a forefront end of the edge layer at which the edge layer contacts the intermediate transfer medium contains a first fluorine-based resin and a second fluorine-based resin incompatible with the first fluorine-based resin. The cleaning blade for an intermediate transfer medium has a Martens hardness of 0.5 N/mm2 or greater and 3 N/mm2 or less at a location having a distance of 20 μm from a ridgeline of the forefront end of the edge layer.
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