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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 28, 2018
Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, Aichi, JP;
Yasunori Nimura, Aichi, JP;
Kadai Takeyama, Aichi, JP;
Toshihiko Arata, Aichi, JP;
Shimpei Miyagawa, Aichi, JP;
Satoshi Endo, Aichi, JP;
Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a cleaning blade. The cleaning blade is used for removing remaining toner which remains on a surface of the target member in an electrophotographic apparatus. The cleaning blade is provided with the blade portion having the edge portion which comes into sliding contact with the target member. The edge portion includes: a substrate of the blade portion; an inner layer extending from a surface of the substrate to the inside of the substrate; and an outer layer extending from a surface of the substrate to an outer outside of the substrate. The inner layer contains at least an acrylic resin or a methacrylate resin, and has a thickness of less than 1 μm. The outer layer contains at least an acrylic resin or a methacrylate resin, and has a thickness of 0.02 μm or less.