Lubricant applicator, process cartridge, transfer unit, and image forming apparatus
US8588672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lubricant applicator includes a solid lubricant, a lubricant applying member to apply the solid lubricant to a target object, a biasing member to bias the solid lubricant toward the lubricant applying member, and a regulating member to regulate the solid lubricant, which is biased toward the lubricant applying member by the biasing member, to prevent the lubricant from separating from the lubricant applying member by more than a predetermined distance. The regulating member is switchable between a regulating state for regulating the solid lubricant not to separate from the lubricant applying member by more than the predetermined distance and a non-regulating state.
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