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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2001
Hisataka Hisakuni, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a cleaning device having a cleaning blade which is abutted against an image bearing member that bears an image and cleans the surface of the image bearing member, the cleaning blade includes at least a first rubber layer which is abutted against the image bearing member; and a second rubber layer that supports the first rubber layer; wherein the tan&dgr; peak temperature obtained by a dynamic viscoelasticity test of the first rubber layer is a value close to the surface temperature of the image bearing member; and wherein the tan &dgr; peak temperature obtained by a dynamic viscoelasticity test of the second rubber layer is lower than the tan&dgr; peak temperature of the first rubber layer.