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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Takeshi Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuyuki Kano, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Takemoto, Mie, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuyuki Kano, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Takemoto, Mie, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0225 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning member for an image forming apparatus includes a core member, a foamed elastic layer in which two or more strip-shaped foamed elastic members connected together at one or both of longitudinal end portions are spirally wound around the outer peripheral surface of the core member from one end of the core member to the other end thereof, and an adhesive layer for bonding the core member and the foamed elastic layer together.