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Charging member, charging device and process cartridge detachably mountable to image forming apparatus

US5765077A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
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148Claims
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Filing dateApr 8, 1996
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/183
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A charging member for charging a member to be charged includes a base member: a surface elastic member supported by the base member, the elastic member comprises a foamed member and a coating layer covering the foamed member; wherein a surface of the charging member has an Asker-C hardness of not more than 55 degrees and an international rubber hardness (IRHD) of not more than 80 degrees.

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