Title:
LUBRICANT SUPPLY DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017129832
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lubricant supply device that prevents the amount of a solid lubricant scraped off by a lubricant supply roller from differing significantly depending on the positions in the longitudinal direction and makes the amount of lubricant supplied by the lubricant supply roller to a surface of an image carrier uniform over the longitudinal direction, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A solid lubricant 16b is formed, as a single component, to be scraped off differently depending on the positions in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the direction of axis of rotation of a lubricant supply roller 16a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Inventors:
MIZUSAWA HIROSHI
NAKAI HIROSHI
TAKAHASHI YASUSHI
YAMAMOTO KOSUKE
KOMITO KENJI
AKIYAMA SHO
KIRIGANE TAISUKE
NAKAI HIROSHI
TAKAHASHI YASUSHI
YAMAMOTO KOSUKE
KOMITO KENJI
AKIYAMA SHO
KIRIGANE TAISUKE
Application Number:
JP2016084404A
Publication Date:
July 27, 2017
Filing Date:
April 20, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
G03G21/00; C10M105/22; C10M125/10
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuji Kitajima