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Image forming apparatus with cleaning blade and enhanced lubrication operation

  • US 5,915,156 A
  • Filed: 12/16/1997
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image forming apparatus having an image carrier, comprising:

  • a cleaning blade contacting said image carrier for removing residual toner from said image carrier;

    a lubricant supplying means for supplying lubricant to a contact portion composed of said cleaning blade and said image carrier in order to decrease a coefficient of friction between said cleaning blade and said image carrier;

    a calculating means for adding up a moving time of said image carrier; and

    a control means for regulating a supplying quantity of said lubricant by the lubricant supplying means based on a result of a sum of the moving time added up by said calculating means.

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