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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Jun Azuma, Osaka, JP;
Ayako Yashima, Osaka, JP;
Yukimasa Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Keisuke Oba, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Fujishima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nagashima, Osaka, JP;
Jun Azuma, Osaka, JP;
Ayako Yashima, Osaka, JP;
Yukimasa Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Keisuke Oba, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Fujishima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nagashima, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are image forming apparatus [] which comprises removing a toner remained on the surface of the rotatable image carrier by cleaning means after going through developing means and transferring means; said cleaning means has an elastic blade and is contacted with the surface of the image carrier at a contact pressure within 8 to 20 g/cm, and a press-contact angle of the elastic blade of 12 to 30°; and said image carrier is an organic photosensitive material having a photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing an electric charge generating material and an electric charge transferring material; and image forming apparatus [], comprising a single-layer type photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing an electric charge generating material, an electron transferring material and a hole transferring material, and the solid content of the binder resin is within 50 to 70 wt % of the whole solid content in the photosensitive layer and, a pair of paper transporting rollers are arranged on a path for transporting a transfer paper from paper feeding portion to transferring means, and a paper transporting roller at the side of the surface to be transferred among a pair of paper transporting rollers has cleaning means at the side of the surface to be transferred from the roller.