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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Applicants:
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiro Juri, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiro Juri, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); G03G 21/0029 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a cleaning blade including an elastic blade having a strip shape, and a supporting member supporting the elastic blade. The cleaning blade is configured to bring a leading end ridgeline portion of the elastic blade into contact with a cleaning target member that is moving, and remove a residual matter from a surface of the cleaning target member. At least a surface layer portion of the elastic blade including the leading end ridgeline portion is formed of a rubber having a hysteresis loss ratio of 15% or less.