发明名称 |
Cleaning blade, image forming apparatus and process cartridge |
摘要 |
A cleaning blade cleaning the surface of an object includes a rigid holder; and a strip-shaped elastic body fixed on the holder, including a tip ridgeline to contact the surface of the object. The cleaning blade includes a part having a Martens hardness of from 0.9 to 5.0 N/mm2 at a depth of 20 μm from an undersurface of the blade including the ridgeline, 0.3 to 0.8 N/mm2 at a depth of 40 μm therefrom, and the Martens hardness at a depth of 20 μm therefrom larger than that at a depth of 40 μm therefrom by 0.6 N/mm2. |
申请公布号 |
US9244424(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.26 |
申请号 |
US201514742193 |
申请日期 |
2015.06.17 |
申请人 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
发明人 |
Sakaguchi Hiromi;Nohsho Shinji;Sakon Yohta;Ohmori Masahiro;Aoyama Yuka;Gondoh Masanobu;Gohda Shohei;Toyama Kaori |
分类号 |
G03G21/00 |
主分类号 |
G03G21/00 |
代理机构 |
Cooper & Dunham LLP |
代理人 |
Cooper & Dunham LLP |
主权项 |
1. A cleaning blade cleaning the surface of an object, comprising:
a rigid holder; and a strip-shaped elastic body fixed on the holder, comprising a tip ridgeline configured to contact the surface of the object, wherein the cleaning blade comprises a part having a Martens hardness of from 0.9 to 5.0 N/mm2 at a depth of 20 μm from an undersurface of the blade including the ridgeline, 0.3 to 0.8 N/mm2 at a depth of 40 μm therefrom, and the Martens hardness at a depth of 20 μm therefrom larger than that at a depth of 40 μm therefrom by 0.6 N/mm2. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |