Cleaning blade, its production method, image forming device, and image forming method
First Claim
1. A cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member, wherein a fine particles is attached to a surface of at least a portion of said cleaning blade to come into contact with said image bearing member in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2.
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Abstract
The invention provides a cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on the surface of an image bearing member. The cleaning blade comprises fine particles attached to the surface of at least a portion of the cleaning blade to come into contact with the image bearing member in an amount of attachment of 1 to 10 mg/cm2. A nonionic surfactant is applied to the cleaning blade to attach fine particles to the surfactant-applied portion in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2, followed by drying.
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- 1. A cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member, wherein a fine particles is attached to a surface of at least a portion of said cleaning blade to come into contact with said image bearing member in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2.
- 16. A process for producing a surface treated cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member, which comprises applying a nonionic surfactant to a surface of at least a portion of a cleaning blade to come into contact with the image bearing member, and attaching a fine particles to the surfactant-applied portion in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2, followed by drying.
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18. An image forming device equipped with a cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member, wherein said cleaning blade is a cleaning blade which comprises a fine particles attached to a surface of at least a portion of the cleaning blade to come into contact with the image bearing member in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2.
- 19. An image forming method making use of an image forming device equipped with a cleaning blade for removal of an untransferred toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member, wherein a cleaning blade, which comprises a fine particles attached to a surface of at least a portion thereof to come into contact with the image bearing member in an amount of 1 to 10 mg/cm2, is used as said cleaning blade, and a spherical toner is used as a toner.
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