Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9037066
APP PUB NO 20130336693A1
SERIAL NO

13918126

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Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed electrophotographically; and a lubricant applying section that applies a lubricant to a surface of the image bearing member. The lubricant applying section includes two columnar solid lubricants that contain a larger number of residual gas bubbles at one end than the other end thereof, and are produced by the same production method. The two solid lubricants are placed along an axial direction of the image bearing member such that the respective one and the other ends thereof are opposite to each other.

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  • KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

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Nakamura, Masakazu Tokyo, JP 80 2893

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