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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Takeshi Shintani, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuzi Yoneda, Oota-ku, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Takaaki Tawada, Yokohama, JP;
Tokuya Ojimi, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshio Koike, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Tomita, Numazu, JP;
Hideyo Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Takano, Bunkyou-ku, JP;
Haruji Mizuishi, Oota-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Oota-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Mizusawa, Oota-ku, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Tabuchi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Urayasu, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuzi Yoneda, Oota-ku, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Takaaki Tawada, Yokohama, JP;
Tokuya Ojimi, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshio Koike, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Tomita, Numazu, JP;
Hideyo Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Takano, Bunkyou-ku, JP;
Haruji Mizuishi, Oota-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Oota-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Mizusawa, Oota-ku, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Tabuchi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Urayasu, JP;
Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device, a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus, and toner to maintain improved cleaning performance for a long time. The cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, a lubricant applying part, and a toner removing part. The cleaning blade is disposed in contact with a surface of an image bearing member. The lubricant applying part coats a solid lubricant on the surface of the image bearing member, and is disposed in an upstream side from the cleaning blade with respect to a rotational direction of the image bearing member. The toner removing part removes toner particles, and is disposed in an upstream side from the lubricant applying part with respect to the rotational direction of the image bearing member.