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US 9,541,886 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroaki Akamatsu, Masaki Hirakata, Tsutomu Sugimoto
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof, a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member, and a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member.
Claims6
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof;
- a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member;
- and
- a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member,
- wherein the following condition is satisfied:
- A≧B
- where A represents a cutout length of a side surface of the cleaning blade opposed to the image bearing member, and B represents a cutout length of an end surface of the cleaning blade.
4 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof;
- a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member;
- and
- a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member,
- wherein at least a middle portion of the inclined surface along a rotating direction of the image bearing member is in contact with the image bearing member.
2 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof;
- and
- a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member;
- wherein the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member, and
- wherein the following condition is satisfied:
- A≧B
- where A represents a cutout length of a side surface of the cleaning blade opposed to the image bearing member, and B represents a cutout length of an end surface of the cleaning blade.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.