Invention Grant
US07826786B2 Image forming apparatus, lubricant applying device, transfer device, process cartridge, and toner
有权
图像形成装置,润滑剂涂布装置,转印装置,处理盒和调色剂
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, lubricant applying device, transfer device, process cartridge, and toner
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置,润滑剂涂布装置,转印装置,处理盒和调色剂
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Application No.: US10588957Application Date: 2005-12-06
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Publication No.: US07826786B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Takeo Suda , Shinichi Kawahara , Takatsugu Fujishiro , Tokuya Ojimi , Takeshi Tabuchi , Masato Yanagida , Haruji Mizuishi , Teruyuki Kasuga , Hiroomi Harada , Shuji Tanaka , Takaaki Tawada , Hiroshi Ono , Ken Amemiya , Toshio Koike , Yuji Arai , Masanori Kawasumi , Takuzi Yoneda , Masami Tomita , Yutaka Takahashi , Yoshio Hattori , Keiichi Yoshida
- Applicant: Takeo Suda , Shinichi Kawahara , Takatsugu Fujishiro , Tokuya Ojimi , Takeshi Tabuchi , Masato Yanagida , Haruji Mizuishi , Teruyuki Kasuga , Hiroomi Harada , Shuji Tanaka , Takaaki Tawada , Hiroshi Ono , Ken Amemiya , Toshio Koike , Yuji Arai , Masanori Kawasumi , Takuzi Yoneda , Masami Tomita , Yutaka Takahashi , Yoshio Hattori , Keiichi Yoshida
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.LP:
- Priority: JP2004-358884 20041210; JP2005-012739 20050120; JP2005-033312 20050209; JP2005-047225 20050223; JP2005-198570 20050707
- International Application: PCT/JP2005/022731 WO 20051206
- International Announcement: WO2006/062229 WO 20060615
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
In an image forming apparatus, an area applied with a lubricant, i.e., an area of a lubricant layer having a uniform thickness, is obtained by spreading the lubricant by a lubricant smoothing blade. The area applied with a lubricant covers an area cleaned by a cleaning blade, i.e., a contact portion of the cleaning blade with a photoconductor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070183824A1 Image forming apparatus, lubricant applying device, transfer device, process cartridge, and toner Public/Granted day:2007-08-09
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