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US 11,454,916 B2Granted
Lubricant application device for non-contact applying of lubricant
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsTakayuki Wakai, Takeshi Uchitani, Katsushi Higashida
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Abstract
A lubricant application device for an image forming apparatus includes a grinding roller that is rotatable to scrape off a lubricant from a solid lubricant source, and a scattering member to scatter the lubricant from the grinding roller toward a separate rotating member.
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A lubricant application device for an image forming apparatus, the device comprising:
- a grinding roller to carry, upon rotation, a lubricant scraped off from a solid lubricant source;
- and
- a scattering member disposed to contact the grinding roller at an outer periphery thereof to scatter the carried lubricant toward a separate rotating member,
- wherein the scattering member comprises a perforated member that is curved to substantially follow the outer periphery of the grinding roller.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a grinding roller that is rotatable to scrape off lubricant from a solid lubricant source;
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- a scattering member to engage the grinding roller, to disperse the lubricant from the grinding roller to a surrounding region of the grinding roller when the grinding roller rotates,
- wherein the scattering member comprises one or more wires.
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A lubricant application device for an image forming apparatus, the device comprising:
- a grinding roller to carry, upon rotation, a lubricant scraped off from a solid lubricant source;
- and
- a scattering member disposed to contact the grinding roller at an outer periphery thereof to scatter the carried lubricant toward a separate rotating member,
- wherein the scattering member includes one or more rod-shaped member having a cross-section having a round shape or a rectangular shape, and
- wherein the one or more rod-shaped member comprises a central axis and is rotatable about the central axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.