Lubricant supplying device, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge

A lubricant supplying device that includes solid lubricant and applies lubricant of the solid lubricant to a lubricant apply target by a supplying member, the lubricant supplying device comprising:

• a member that causes at least a part of a second electrode member to abut a first electrode member in a remaining amount detecting unit detecting that the solid lubricant is equal to or smaller than a certain amount by detecting conduction between the first electrode member and the second electrode member facing the first electrode member;
• and
• a housing case that houses the lubricant so as to allow the lubricant to move toward the supplying member,
• wherein at least an abutting area of the first electrode member and the second electrode member is provided outside the housing case.

A lubricant supplying device, comprising:

• lubricant;
• a supplying member that supplies the lubricant to a lubricant supply target;
• a remaining amount detecting unit that includes a first electrode member and a second electrode member and detects that a remaining amount of the lubricant is equal to or smaller than a certain amount;
• and
• a member that causes at least a part of the second electrode member to move and causes the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member with an increase in consumption of the lubricant,
• wherein the member causing the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member is a lubricant holding member that holds the lubricant.

A lubricant supplying device, comprising:

• lubricant;
• a supplying member that supplies the lubricant to a lubricant supply target;
• a remaining amount detecting unit that includes a first electrode member and a second electrode member and detects that a remaining amount of the lubricant is equal to or smaller than a certain amount;
• a lubricant holding member that holds the lubricant;
• and
• a member that causes at least a part of the second electrode member to move and causes the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member with an increase in consumption of the lubricant,
• wherein the member causing the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member includes at least one of the lubricant holding member and a member moved by an abutment with the lubricant holding member.