Cleaning blade for use in image-forming apparatus

Details Cleaning blade for use in image-forming apparatus Cleaning blade for use in image-forming apparatus

2006-12-12

2009-02-24

Chen, Sophia S (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Blade

C525S940000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07496325

ABSTRACT:
A cleaning blade, for use in an image-forming apparatus, which is formed by molding a thermosetting elastomer composition containing a rubber component consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, natural rubber, butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, butyl rubber, chloroprene rubber, acrylic rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, and ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer rubber or a mixture of two or more of the rubbers into a thin plate. An initial contact angle of the cleaning blade to the photoreceptor is set to 10° to 50°. A line pressure of the cleaning blade to be applied to the photoreceptor is set to 0.1 N/cm to 1.5 N/cm.

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