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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Sakaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Sakaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for producing a cleaning blade including at least a strip-shaped elastic blade, the method including: (1) a step of producing an elastic blade preform formed of a polyurethane rubber; (2) a step of impregnating at least a part, which is to contact an image bearer, of the elastic blade preform with an ultraviolet-curable composition including a (meth)acrylate compound; (3) a step of immersing the part impregnated of the elastic blade preform in a washing solvent to remove the ultraviolet-curable composition including the (meth)acrylate compound remaining on a surface of the impregnated part; and (4) a step of curing the ultraviolet-curable composition including the (meth)acrylate compound that has impregnated the elastic blade preform to produce an elastic blade.