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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoo Matsushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Mizoguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomotake Inagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumio Daishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Omori, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tubular body for an image forming apparatus is formed by subjecting a tubular member containing a thermoplastic resin to thermal processing. The thermal processing is performed so that at least one edge of the tubular member is thermally melted and then cured in at least a portion of the edge in a peripheral direction.