Invention Grant
US07885595B2 Lubricant applicator, process cartridge including same, and image forming apparatus including same
有权
润滑剂涂布器，包括其的处理盒，以及包括其的成像设备
- Patent Title: Lubricant applicator, process cartridge including same, and image forming apparatus including same
- Patent Title (中): 润滑剂涂布器，包括其的处理盒，以及包括其的成像设备
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Application No.: US12203631Application Date: 2008-09-03
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Publication No.: US07885595B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Hiromichi Ninomiya , Takaaki Tawada , Takatsugu Fujishiro , Akira Fujimori
- Applicant: Hiromichi Ninomiya , Takaaki Tawada , Takatsugu Fujishiro , Akira Fujimori
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2007-228729 20070904; JP2007-305555 20071127; JP2008-116872 20080428
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00
Abstract:
A lubricant applicator, which is included in a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, includes a fur brush disposed downstream from a cleaning member in a direction of rotation of the image carrier that moves in the direction of rotation of the image carrier, scrape a solid lubricant disposed opposite to the image carrier while rotating, and apply powder scraped from the solid lubricant to the surface of the image carrier; a lubricant fixing member to fix the powder to the surface of the image carrier; and a first guide member disposed between the lubricant fixing member and the fur brush to convey the powder scattered from the fur brush to the surface of the image carrier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090060600A1 LUBRICANT APPLICATOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME Public/Granted day:2009-03-05
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