Patent ID: 9031491
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoreceptor; a charger configured to charge a surface of the photoreceptor; an irradiator configured to irradiate the surface of the photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; an image developer configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner to form a toner image; a transferer configured to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium; a fixer configured to fix the toner image on the recording medium; and a cleaning blade formed of a strip-shaped elastic blade, configured to remove a powder from the surface of the photoreceptor passing an edge line of the blade while contacting thereto, wherein the photoreceptor comprises a crosslinked resin surface layer formed of at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, and the cleaning blade comprises a contact point with the photoreceptor, comprising: wherein the crosslinked resin surface layer of the photoreceptor has a Martens hardness from 167 N/mm