The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, including: an image bearing member; a charging unit; an exposure unit; a developing unit; a transfer unit; a fixing unit; and a cleaning unit including a cleaning blade, wherein the charging unit includes a charging roller that is brought into contact with the image bearing member for charging, the charging roller abutting the image bearing member at a pressing force of 10 mN/cm to 1,000 mN/cm, wherein the cleaning blade includes an elastic member that abuts the surface of the image bearing member to remove a residue attached to the surface of the image bearing member, and wherein an abutment part of the elastic member, which abuts the surface of the image bearing member, includes a cured product of an ultraviolet curable composition containing a (meth)acrylate compound having an alicyclic structure having 6 or more carbon atoms in a molecule.