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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Sakaizawa, Numazu, JP;
Yukihiro Ohzeki, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Nonomura, Kawasaki, JP;
Manami Sekiguchi, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
A developer scraping member for scraping developer from a developer carrying member has a surface layer having a foamed member, a base layer provided inside of the surface layer, and an intrusion preventing layer provided between the surface layer and the base layer. The intrusion preventing layer prevents the developer, which has intruded into the surface layer, from intruding into the base layer.