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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
Hiroshi Yamada, Numazu, JP;
Fumihiro Sasaki, Fuji, JP;
Shigeru Emoto, Numazu, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Nerima-ku, JP;
Shinji Ohtani, Sunto-gun, JP;
Hiroto Higuchi, Numazu, JP;
Naohito Shimota, Numazu, JP;
Shinichiro Yagi, Numazu, JP;
Junichi Awamura, Numazu, JP;
Tomomi Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Masami Tomita, Numazu, JP;
Toshiki Nanya, Mishima, JP;
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yamada, Numazu, JP;
Fumihiro Sasaki, Fuji, JP;
Shigeru Emoto, Numazu, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Nerima-ku, JP;
Shinji Ohtani, Sunto-gun, JP;
Hiroto Higuchi, Numazu, JP;
Naohito Shimota, Numazu, JP;
Shinichiro Yagi, Numazu, JP;
Junichi Awamura, Numazu, JP;
Tomomi Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Masami Tomita, Numazu, JP;
Toshiki Nanya, Mishima, JP;
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device; a transfer device; an imagebearingmember's cleaner; and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing member configured to fix a toner image upon application of heat and pressure thereto; a pressing member configured to press the recording material toward the fixing member; and a cleaning member configured to clean a surface of the fixing member and/or the pressing member, wherein the cleaning member has an outermost layer including a reactive material which increases viscoelasticity of a binder resin of the toner by reacting with the binder resin.