Patent ID: 11969987
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A contacting member that contacts a region of a contacted member to which a liquid composition has been applied, comprising:
a substrate; and
a fluororesin fiber layer containing a fluororesin fiber,
wherein one side of the fluororesin fiber layer is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and another side of the fluororesin fiber layer contacts the contacted member,
wherein a ratio X/Y less than 1.00, wherein X is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the side which is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and Y is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the other side which contacts the contacted member,
wherein the fluororesin fiber layer has a thickness of from 300 to 700 μm.