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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Muneharu Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Muneharu Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Zeon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on the surface of an image bearing member. The cleaning blade includes fine particles attached to the surface of at least a portion of the cleaning blade to come into contact with the image bearing member in an amount of attachment of 1 to 10 mg/cm. A nonionic surfactant is applied to the cleaning blade to attach fine particles to the surfactant-applied portion in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm, followed by drying.