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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Toshiro Uchida, Toride, JP;
Shoji Inoue, Ushiku, JP;
Taku Hatanaka, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsukuba-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic cleaning blade is provided which is free of blade turning-up coming from both end portions of the blade in its lengthwise direction. The cleaning blade having a blade formed of a polyurethane resin, which is to come into touch with the surface of a photosensitive drum of an electrophotographic apparatus to remove a toner remaining thereon, and a support member which holds the blade. The blade has a polyurethane resin portion having a dynamic hardness of 0.05 mN/μmor more and 0.16 mN/μmor less and a high-hardness portion having a dynamic hardness 1.3 times or more and 30 times or less the dynamic hardness of the polyurethane resin portion, provided at each end portion of the blade in its lengthwise direction at its part coming into touch with the photosensitive drum.