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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Jun Azuma, Osaka, JP;
Kensuke Okawa, Osaka, JP;
Eiji Morimoto, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1828 (2013.01); G03G 21/1832 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a drum unit may include an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a base member and a photosensitive layer on the base member. An embodiment may include a cleaning blade configured to abut the photosensitive layer to remove a developer remaining on the photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member. Some embodiments may include side seals disposed at both ends of the cleaning blade to inhibit leakage of the developer. In some embodiments, a portion of a side seal may be in contact with at least a portion of the surface and an end face of the photosensitive layer.