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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Yuka Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Ishikawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiro Juri, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuka Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Gondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Gohda, Ishikawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichiro Juri, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning blade includes an elastic member including a contact portion to contact the surface of a member to be cleaned and remove an extraneous matter adhering to the surface of the member. The contact portion includes a modified portion including at least one of an impregnated portion including a first cured material formed of a first curing composition in a thickness direction from the surface of the contact portion; and a surface layer formed of a second curing composition on the surface of the contact portion. The surface of the modified portion has a tack maximum value not greater than 3.0 [gf/mm].