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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 2264/1023 (2020.08); B32B 2264/1024 (2020.08); B32B 2264/104 (2013.01); B32B 2432/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning blade includes a contact layer that is in contact with a toner image carrier, and a support layer that joins to a support member, wherein the contact layer does not contain an inorganic filler, the support layer contains an inorganic filler having a thermal conductivity (λ) of 30 W/mK or more, and the average particle diameter of the inorganic filler is in a range of 0.1 to 5.0 μm.