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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:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 21/0005 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01); G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof, a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member, and a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member.