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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Taiki Amemiya, Hachioji, JP;
Yukio Hosoya, Tama, JP;
Kunihiro Ogura, Hino, JP;
Teruo Sasaki, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); C10M 169/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 169/041 (2013.01); G03G 21/0094 (2013.01); C10M 2205/024 (2013.01); C10M 2207/126 (2013.01); C10N 2250/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid lubricant is supplied to a surface of an image carrier of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The solid lubricant contains a fatty acid metal salt and polypropylene, and the polypropylene has an acid value of 1 mg KOH/g or more. The solid lubricant is a solid substance of a melt mold containing the fatty acid metal salt and the polypropylene.