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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Kazuhiko Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosuke Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.