JP2003208068A5

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Publication number: JP2003208068A5
Application number: JP2002006784A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-01-15
Publication date: 2005-03-03

Description

【００１８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するため、本発明の像担持体クリーニング装置は、アモルファスシリコンで被覆され、トナー像を担持する像担持体と、該像担持体に当接するクリーニングブレードと、を備えた像担持体クリーニング装置において、前記クリーニングブレードを構成する基材は、少なくとも前記像担持体に当接する部分に研磨剤を内包しており、前記研磨剤が前記基材の表面から突出している。0018.
[Means for solving problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the image carrier cleaning device of the present invention is an image carrier provided with an image carrier coated with amorphous silicon and carrying a toner image, and a cleaning blade abutting on the image carrier. In the cleaning device, the base material constituting the cleaning blade contains an abrasive at least in a portion in contact with the image carrier, and the abrasive is projected from the surface of the base material.

【００３２】
【実施例】
以下、本発明の実施例の像担持体クリーニング装置、及びこの装置を装置本体に備えた画像形成装置の一例であるカラー電子写真複写機を図に基づいて説明する。なお、数値は、参考数値であり、本発明を限定するものではない。[0032]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an image carrier cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a color electrophotographic copying machine as an example of an image forming device equipped with this device in the main body of the device will be described with reference to the drawings. The numerical values are reference values and do not limit the present invention.

【００４１】
感光体ドラム３ａ，３ｂ，３ｃ，３ｄ上のトナー像が記録シートＰに転写されたとき、記録シートＰからはみ出て搬送転写ベルト１３０に付着して転写残トナーは、転写残トナー除去装置１６のクリーニングブレード２５によって除去される。[0041]
When the toner image on the photoconductor drums 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d is transferred to the recording sheet P, it protrudes from the recording sheet P and adheres to the transfer transfer belt 130, and the transfer residual toner is transferred to the transfer residual toner removing device 16. Removed by cleaning blade 25.

Claims

An image carrier that is coated with amorphous silicon and carries a toner image;
In an image carrier cleaning device comprising a cleaning blade that contacts the image carrier,
The substrate constituting the cleaning blade includes an abrasive in at least a portion in contact with the image carrier, and the abrasive protrudes from the surface of the substrate. apparatus.

2. The image according to claim 1, wherein the abrasive is at least one of cerium oxide particles, titanium oxide particles, silica particles, carbon fluoride particles, and strontium titanate particles, or a mixture thereof. Carrier cleaning device.

2. The image carrier cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning blade is in contact with the image carrier from a downstream side in a rotation direction of the image carrier.

The image carrier cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of urethane.

An image forming means for forming the toner image of the image carrier carrying the toner image on a recording material;
An image carrier cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
An image forming apparatus comprising:

Image forming means for forming the color toner images of a plurality of image carriers carrying different color toner images on a recording material;
An image carrier cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
An image forming apparatus comprising: