CA1070370A - Surface cleaning apparatus and method - Google Patents
Surface cleaning apparatus and methodInfo
- Publication number
- CA1070370A CA1070370A CA241,714A CA241714A CA1070370A CA 1070370 A CA1070370 A CA 1070370A CA 241714 A CA241714 A CA 241714A CA 1070370 A CA1070370 A CA 1070370A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- blade
- imaging surface
- cleaning
- drum
- contact
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
- G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
- G03G21/0005—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge for removing solid developer or debris from the electrographic recording medium
- G03G21/0011—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge for removing solid developer or debris from the electrographic recording medium using a blade; Details of cleaning blades, e.g. blade shape, layer forming
- G03G21/0017—Details relating to the internal structure or chemical composition of the blades
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Cleaning In Electrography (AREA)
- Cleaning In General (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/541,350 US3973845A (en) | 1975-01-15 | 1975-01-15 | Method of reducing friction in blade cleaning of imaging surfaces |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1070370A true CA1070370A (en) | 1980-01-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA241,714A Expired CA1070370A (en) | 1975-01-15 | 1975-12-15 | Surface cleaning apparatus and method |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3973845A (https=) |
| JP (1) | JPS5536850Y2 (https=) |
| CA (1) | CA1070370A (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE2553965A1 (https=) |
| FR (1) | FR2298127A1 (https=) |
| GB (1) | GB1521055A (https=) |
Families Citing this family (25)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4083633A (en) * | 1976-06-28 | 1978-04-11 | Xerox Corporation | Blade cleaning holder |
| US4257517A (en) * | 1976-12-06 | 1981-03-24 | Uniroyal Ltd. | Scraper bars for use with conveyor belting and the like |
| DE3303119A1 (de) * | 1982-03-02 | 1983-09-08 | Minolta Camera K.K., Osaka | Abstreifreiniger |
| US4520917A (en) * | 1982-03-03 | 1985-06-04 | Thomas J. Wright | Conveyor belt cleaning methods and apparatuses therefor |
| US5250990A (en) * | 1985-09-30 | 1993-10-05 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image-bearing member for electrophotography and blade cleaning method |
| US5168309A (en) * | 1987-10-05 | 1992-12-01 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus having a charging member and a cleaning member and a process cartridge detachably mountable to same |
| JP2851877B2 (ja) * | 1989-08-25 | 1999-01-27 | キヤノン株式会社 | 電子写真用クリーニングブレード |
| US5096795A (en) * | 1990-04-30 | 1992-03-17 | Xerox Corporation | Multilayered photoreceptor containing particulate materials |
| JP2962843B2 (ja) * | 1990-06-07 | 1999-10-12 | キヤノン株式会社 | クリーニングブレード及びこれを用いた装置 |
| US5153657A (en) * | 1991-04-29 | 1992-10-06 | Xerox Corporation | Cleaning blade wear life extension by inorganic fillers reinforcement |
| US5686214A (en) * | 1991-06-03 | 1997-11-11 | Xerox Corporation | Electrostatographic imaging members |
| JPH07114311A (ja) * | 1993-10-15 | 1995-05-02 | Fujitsu Ltd | 画像形成装置 |
| US6813466B1 (en) | 2000-07-03 | 2004-11-02 | Eugene Francis Kopecky | Cleaning blade system for electrophotography |
| DE10301230B4 (de) * | 2003-01-15 | 2006-06-14 | Jostes, Hans, Dipl.-Ing. | Abstreifvorrichtung zum Reinigen von Förderbändern |
| JP4418689B2 (ja) * | 2004-02-04 | 2010-02-17 | キヤノン株式会社 | 画像形成装置 |
| JP2005221677A (ja) * | 2004-02-04 | 2005-08-18 | Canon Inc | 画像形成装置 |
| JP2005221676A (ja) | 2004-02-04 | 2005-08-18 | Canon Inc | 画像形成装置およびその制御方法 |
| JP4386262B2 (ja) | 2004-02-04 | 2009-12-16 | キヤノン株式会社 | 画像形成装置 |
| US7431801B2 (en) * | 2005-01-27 | 2008-10-07 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Creping blade |
| US7691236B2 (en) * | 2006-07-26 | 2010-04-06 | The Procter + Gamble Company | Creping blade with a highly smooth bevel surface |
| JP2008116582A (ja) * | 2006-11-01 | 2008-05-22 | Sharp Corp | クリーニングブレードおよび画像形成装置 |
| JP5418068B2 (ja) * | 2009-08-26 | 2014-02-19 | 株式会社リコー | 定着装置および画像形成装置 |
| JP5471637B2 (ja) | 2010-03-12 | 2014-04-16 | 株式会社リコー | 定着装置及び画像形成装置 |
| JP5560791B2 (ja) | 2010-03-16 | 2014-07-30 | 株式会社リコー | 熱定着装置及び画像形成装置 |
| DE102011106799A1 (de) * | 2010-08-04 | 2012-02-09 | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft | Verfahren zum Wiederbebildern einer abgedruckten Druckform |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3080596A (en) * | 1960-09-19 | 1963-03-12 | Gen Motors Corp | Squeegee type windshield wiper blade |
| US3552850A (en) * | 1968-02-01 | 1971-01-05 | Xerox Corp | Lubricated blade cleaning of imaging photoconductive members |
| US3660863A (en) * | 1969-07-03 | 1972-05-09 | Xerox Corp | Cleaning apparatus |
| US3764310A (en) * | 1969-10-23 | 1973-10-09 | Xerox Corp | Method of producing electrostatographic developer |
| BE792642A (fr) * | 1971-12-22 | 1973-03-30 | Ibm | Dispositif de nettoyage d'un support d'image electrostatique utilisablenotamment dans un appareil de reproduction electrophotographique |
| JPS5315377B2 (https=) * | 1973-03-09 | 1978-05-24 | ||
| US3848993A (en) * | 1973-05-03 | 1974-11-19 | Xerox Corp | Supported developer blade cleaning |
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1975
- 1975-01-15 US US05/541,350 patent/US3973845A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1975-10-16 GB GB42456/75A patent/GB1521055A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-12-01 DE DE19752553965 patent/DE2553965A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1975-12-15 CA CA241,714A patent/CA1070370A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-12-23 JP JP1975174256U patent/JPS5536850Y2/ja not_active Expired
- 1975-12-31 FR FR7540221A patent/FR2298127A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2298127A1 (fr) | 1976-08-13 |
| JPS5536850Y2 (https=) | 1980-08-29 |
| GB1521055A (en) | 1978-08-09 |
| US3973845A (en) | 1976-08-10 |
| DE2553965A1 (de) | 1976-07-22 |
| JPS51109739U (https=) | 1976-09-04 |
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| MKEX | Expiry |