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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Tada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Nohsho, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Tada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charging mechanism to charge a surface of the image carrier, an electrostatic latent image forming mechanism to form an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the image carrier, a developing mechanism to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrier into a toner image, a transfer mechanism to transfer the toner image on the surface of the image carrier to a transfer body, and a cleaning mechanism including a cleaning blade to clean a transfer residue toner adhering to the surface of the image carrier by contacting the surface of the image carrier. The cleaning blade includes a strip shaped elastic blade and a surface layer formed on an opposing surface of the strip shaped elastic blade opposite the surface of the image carrier.