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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuji Yoneda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Yanagida, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuhsi Sampe, Kanagawa, JP;
Eisaku Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Tomita, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuji Yoneda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Yanagida, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuhsi Sampe, Kanagawa, JP;
Eisaku Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Tomita, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device, a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus and toner are disclosed to maintain improved cleaning performance for a long time. The cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, an antifriction agent coating part and a toner removing part. The cleaning blade is disposed in contact with a surface of an image support body. The antifriction agent coating part coats a solid antifriction agent on the surface of the image support body, and is disposed in an upstream side from the cleaning blade with respect to a rotational direction of the image support body. The toner removing part removes toner particles, and is disposed in an upstream side from the antifriction agent coating part with respect to the rotational direction of the image support body.