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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Yuasa, Chiba, JP;
Ryo Nameki, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developer carrying member, and a cleaning member including an elastic blade and a regulating portion. When an average of a free length L[mm] of the elastic blade in the image bearing region in the widthwise direction of the elastic blade is an average free length L[mm], an average of a free length L[mm] of the elastic blade on an outside of the developing region in the widthwise direction of the elastic blade is an average free length L[mm], and an absolute value of a difference between the average free length Land the average free length Lis a free length difference ΔL [mm], the following relationships are satisfied:
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