Patent ID: 6640081
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:an electrostatic latent image bearing member; charging means for uniformly charging a surface of said electrostatic latent image bearing member; developing means for visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on said electrostatic latent image bearing member with a developer; transferring means for transferring the developed image to a transferring material; and cleaning means for cleaning said surface by bringing a cleaning blade including an elastic blade into contact with said surface, wherein said elastic blade includes contactable with said surface wherein resin films are formed on surface areas at both ends of said elastic blade outside a developing area of said electrostatic latent image bearing member in a longitudinal direction, and wherein a portion of said elastic blade corresponding to the developing area in the longitudinal direction is free of a resin film.