Lubricant coater, image bearing unit, and image forming apparatus
US7986910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0084
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a lubricant coater including an applying member for applying a lubricant powder on a surface of an image bearing member, wherein the lubricant powder contains paraffin as a main component, and the lubricant coatability of the applying member is controlled such that a maximum thickness of a lubricant film formed on the image bearing member, which is obtained after the lubricant powder is continuously applied on the surface of the image bearing member for 120 minutes, is 0.25 μm or less.
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