Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.LP:
Image forming apparatus, lubricant applying device, transfer device, process cartridge, and toner
In an image forming apparatus, an area applied with a lubricant, i.e., an area of a lubricant layer having a uniform thickness, is obtained by spreading the lubricant by a lubricant smoothing blade. The area applied with a lubricant covers an area cleaned by a cleaning blade, i.e., a contact portion of the cleaning blade with a photoconductor.
Ricoh Company, Limited
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G03G
inventional
Keiichi Masami Takuzi Tokuya Teruyuki Takatsugu Yuji Masato Haruji Yoshio Masanori Takeshi Ken Shinichi Yutaka Takaaki Hiroshi Takeo Toshio Shuji Hiroomi
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