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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
David Starling Macmillan, Winchester, KY (US);
Vernon Wayne Ulrich, Versailles, KY (US);
Jarrett C. Gayne, Lexington, KY (US);
Scott Richard Castle, Lexington, KY (US);
Ligia Aura Bejat, Versailles, KY (US);
Ronald Lloyd Roe, Lexington, KY (US);
Bhaskar Gopalanarayanan, Lexington, KY (US);
David Starling MacMillan, Winchester, KY (US);
Vernon Wayne Ulrich, Versailles, KY (US);
Jarrett C. Gayne, Lexington, KY (US);
Scott Richard Castle, Lexington, KY (US);
Ligia Aura Bejat, Versailles, KY (US);
Ronald Lloyd Roe, Lexington, KY (US);
Bhaskar Gopalanarayanan, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner layer regulating system for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a toner carrier; a toner regulating member supported in cantilevered fashion against the toner carrier so as to form a toner nip therebetween comprising a flexible metallic substrate having a coating covering at least an area forming the nip; wherein the coating comprises at least a matrix of a base polymer and a plurality of fine particles having a particle size of 0.1 microns to thirty microns; wherein the coating has a thickness of approximately one hundred fifty microns or less; wherein the coating has a surface roughness in the range of 0.15 to 1.5 microns Ra and in the range of 1 to 15 microns Rz. A carrier stratum may be disposed between the coating and the substrate, and the coating may be single layer or have a plurality of layers.