Method and apparatus for applying dry lubricant

摘要

Powdery dry lubricant (1) is applied to the surface of a sliding member (5) to be used with a copying machine, a printer or a facsimile machine operating on the basis of electrophotography, in place of toner particles in order to conduct various tests during the assembling process of those machines. Such dry lubricant (1) is applied to a sliding member (5) such as developing sleeve, developing blade, photosensitive drum or developing agent recovering blade, by 1) charging the dry lubricant contained in a container (3) having an opening with electricity, 2) supplying air to the container (3) to eject the electrically charged dry lubricant (1) from the opening toward the sliding member (5) that is grounded and secured as separate from the opening, and 3) causing the dry lubricant (1) ejected from the opening to be adsorbed by the sliding member (5) by means of electrostatic force.