Image forming apparatus and cleaning blade

Details Image forming apparatus and cleaning blade Image forming apparatus and cleaning blade

1997-05-19

1998-06-09

Pendegrass, Joan H.

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Blade

G03G 2100

Patent

active

057650888

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus and a cleaning blade employed in the image forming apparatus which is operable to form an electrostatic latent image on an image carrying member, develop the latent image with toner into a visible toner image, transfer the toner image onto a record member and fix the same, and having an edge pressed against the image carrying member with a predetermined pressure for removing residual toner on the image carrying member after the transfer. A degree of toluene swelling of the cleaning blade is in a range from 20% to 100%, and the cleaning blade has an impact resilience in a range from 10% to 65%, a Young's modulus in a range from 30 to 120 kg/cm.sup.2, and a 300%-modulus in a range from 100 to 600 kg/cm.sup.2.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5040030 (1991-08-01), Ziegelmuller

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