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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Daichi Yamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasuyuki Yamashita, Zama, JP;
Daichi Yamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasuyuki Yamashita, Zama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing member that is included in an image forming apparatus employing method of evaluating and determining adhesion forces thereof, includes an optical writing unit configured to optically write an image, and an image processing member configured to process the image formed by the optical writing unit. The image processing member has good cleaning performance, which is determined by a method of determining a distribution of adhesion forces generated between a surface of the image processing member and a particle of a powder used to reproduce the image in the image forming apparatus in which the adhesion forces are measured at multiple points on the surface of the image processing member.