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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Shinya Karasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tokuya Ojimi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takatsugu Fujishiro, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tokuya Ojimi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takatsugu Fujishiro, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricant application apparatus including a lubricant application member and an elastic member. The lubricant application member applies lubricant to a lubricant receiving member moving in a given surface movement direction. The elastic member contacts the lubricant receiving member in a counter direction with respect to the surface movement direction of the lubricant receiving member, and smoothes the lubricant applied on the lubricant receiving member. The elastic member is in contact with the lubricant receiving member at a contact area of the elastic member, in the counter direction. The elastic member is positioned in a downstream side of the surface movement direction of the lubricant receiving member with respect to the contact area of the elastic member. The elastic member is in contact with the lubricant receiving member at the contact area with a contact angle of 85 degrees or more.