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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Toshiharu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiharu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1814 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01); G03G 15/751 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1648 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0141 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0015 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1624 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process unit includes an image carrier having a surface which includes a main surface and a projection portion, and a cleaning member to remove developer on the surface of the image carrier. The projection portion is provided at least at one end portion of the main surface and includes a rising surface rising up from the main surface. The cleaning member is in contact with the main surface, the rising surface, and a border between the main surface and the rising surface.