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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
May. 19, 1997
Yasunori Nakayama, Gamagori, JP;
Shingo Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Kuniaki Kashiwakura, Toyohashi, JP;
Futoshi Okazaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Kouji Matsushita, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and a cleaning blade employed in the image forming apparatus which is operable to form an electrostatic latent image on an image carrying member, develop the latent image with toner into a visible toner image, transfer the toner image onto a record member and fix the same, and having an edge pressed against the image carrying member with a predetermined pressure for removing residual toner on the image carrying member after the transfer. A degree of toluene swelling of the cleaning blade is in a range from 20% to 100%, and the cleaning blade has an impact resilience in a range from 10% to 65%, a Young's modulus in a range from 30 to 120 kg/cm.sup.2, and a 300%-modulus in a range from 100 to 600 kg/cm.sup.2.