Patent ID: 7711307
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A blade, which is provided in a cleaning device for removing a developer from a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrier, the blade, comprising: a blade main body, wherein irregular voids are present on surfaces of the blade main body; and a fluorocarbon resin layer, formed on an edge portion of the blade main body which is to make contact with the electrostatic latent image carrier, the fluorocarbon resin layer being made of a resin material, wherein the fluorocarbon resin layer is formed by immersing, under reduced pressure, the blade main body in an aqueous dispersion liquid in which fluorocarbon resin is dispersed, the resin material substantially filling the irregular voids in the surface of the blade main body, and wherein the blade is configured to remove developer from a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrier via a slip-stick motion.