Lubricant application device, process cartridge, and image...

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2011-05-10

2011-05-10

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Particle or contaminant control

C399S123000, C399S346000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07941071

ABSTRACT:
A lubricant application device includes a lubricant, a lubricant supplier, a lubricant smoother, and a sealing member. The lubricant is supplied to a surface of an image carrier for carrying a toner image. The lubricant supplier is provided downstream from a cleaning blade for removing residual toner after the toner image is transferred from the image carrier in a direction of movement of the image carrier and supplies the lubricant onto the surface of the image carrier. The lubricant smoother is provided downstream from the lubricant supplier in the direction of movement of the image carrier and slidably contacts the image carrier to smooth the supplied lubricant. The sealing member seals a space between the cleaning blade and the lubricant smoother at both ends of the lubricant supplier in an axial direction of the image carrier.

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