Patent ID: 9310750
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a rotatable image bearer; a charging member to contact a surface of the image bearer and charge the image bearer, the charging member having surface unevenness created by projections and recesses extending in a direction of rotation of the image bearer; an exposure device to expose the image bearer and form a latent image, a developing device to develop the latent image on the image bearer into a toner image; a transfer device to transfer the toner image from the image bearer onto a transfer medium; and a cleaning blade to contact the surface of the image bearer and remove toner from the image bearer after image transfer, the cleaning blade configured to abrade and remove a projection formed on the surface of the image bearer by the surface unevenness of the charging member, wherein the cleaning blade includes an edge layer that has a greater 100% modulus value and a greater JIS-A hardness than a 100% modulus value and a JIS-A hardness of a second layer of the cleaning blade.