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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
Daichi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Tokumasu, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Tani, Tokyo, JP;
Yumiko Yagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Daichi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Tokumasu, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Tani, Tokyo, JP;
Yumiko Yagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricant applying unit includes a lubricant composed of metal salt of fatty acid; an applying member that applies the lubricant on a subject under lubricant application; and a spreading member that forms a thin layer of the lubricant applied on the subject. The spreading member spreads the lubricant in such a manner that a thickness of the thin layer is in a range of 8 nanometers to 12 nanometers.