Image forming mechanism and image forming device
US8126385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0017
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.
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