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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiro Ogura, Hino, JP;
Yukio Hosoya, Tama, JP;
Taiki Amemiya, Hachioji, JP;
Teruo Sasaki, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a method of producing a blade for cleaning a toner image retainer, the method including: binding an abutting layer that abuts against the toner image retainer and a supporting layer that supports the abutting layer, wherein the maximum value D of a difference between a first loss tangent at 1 Hz and a second loss tangent at 100 Hz of the blade that includes the abutting layer and the supporting layer satisfies the formula: 0.2≤D≤0.7, wherein the maximum value D is a maximum value of a difference between the first loss tangent and the second loss tangent at temperatures within a range of 0° C. to 50° C.