Cleaning blade and image forming apparatus
US8781384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0135
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning blade, which is configured to be pressed against a toner image carrier that rotates in one direction, for removing residual toner from the toner image carrier, the cleaning blade having: a contact layer that is located in a side to come into contact with the toner image carrier; and a supporting layer that is located in a side not to come into contact with the toner image carrier, wherein tensile stress characteristic curves of a material of the contact layer and a material of the supporting layer intersect with each other. An image forming apparatus having a toner image carrier and the cleaning blade.
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