| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image carrier protection agent that protects an image carrier from electrical stress caused by charging or the like, and mechanical stress caused by wear of a cleaning member, and is suitable for preventing the protection agent deteriorated due to the electrical stress from affecting the quality of an image and peripheral members, has supply powders having the same size, and facilitates stable and uniform supply for a long time. <P>SOLUTION: The image carrier protection agent 21 is adhered and supported by a pressurizing member 23, and is brought into press contact with a protection agent supply member 22 by the pressurizing member 23 so as to be supplied to the surface of the image carrier 1 by the protection agent supply member 22. The upper limit of the surface roughness of the surface to be adhered to the pressurizing member 23 is specified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
