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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Hiroshi Ikuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Toshine, Shizuoka, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ikuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Toshine, Shizuoka, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, which contains: an image bearing member; a charging unit; an exposing unit; a developing unit; a transferring unit; and a cleaning unit, wherein the image bearing member contains an electrically conductive support, a photoconductive layer formed on the electrically conductive support, and a surface layer containing a binder resin and particles formed on a surface of the photoconductive layer, or contains the electrically conductive support, and the photoconductive layer formed on the electrically conductive support, wherein the cleaning unit contains a cleaning blade, which contains a cured composition containing a curing agent in a region of the cleaning blade, which is to be in contact with the image bearing member, and wherein the curing agent contains a polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and a (meth)acryloyloxy group.