Abstract: A film is formed on a sliding surface of a component. The film contains fluororesin. The film includes a surface structure in which convex portions are joined with each other like a mesh. Each of the convex portions is formed by particles of fluororesin having aggregated.

Abstract: A film is formed on a sliding surface of a component. The film contains fluororesin. The film includes a surface structure in which convex portions are joined with each other like a mesh. Each of the convex portions is formed by particles of fluororesin having aggregated.

Abstract: A fixing member manufacturing method includes: a step of holding a longitudinal end of a resin tube by a first holding tool; a step of holding another longitudinal end of the resin tube by a second holding tool; a step of decreasing a distance between the first and second holding tools each holding the resin tube, by a predetermined amount; a step of expanding, after the decreasing step, the resin tube in a radial direction; and a step of externally fitting the resin tube, expanded in the radial direction, around an elastic material coated with an adhesive.

Abstract: A fixing belt includes a cylindrical base composed of a metal and a polyimide resin layer formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical base, in which the polyimide resin layer has an imidization rate of 70% to 93%, and comprises a polyimide resin containing a specific constitutional unit.

Abstract: A fixing member manufacturing method includes: a step of holding a longitudinal end of a resin tube by a first holding tool; a step of holding another longitudinal end of the resin tube by a second holding tool; a step of decreasing a distance between the first and second holding tools each holding the resin tube, by a predetermined amount; a step of expanding, after the decreasing step, the resin tube in a radial direction; and a step of externally fitting the resin tube, expanded in the radial direction, around an elastic material coated with an adhesive.

Abstract: A fixing belt includes a cylindrical base composed of a metal and a polyimide resin layer formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical base, in which the polyimide resin layer has an imidization rate of 70% to 93%, and comprises a polyimide resin containing a specific constitutional unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a charging member for charging the image bearing member at a charging position, the charging member being contactable to the image bearing member; wherein the charging member is adapted to be supplied with a first DC voltage of a predetermined polarity for forming an image on the image bearing member and contains ion conduction material, and wherein the charging member is adapted to be supplied with a second voltage of a polarity opposite from the predetermined polarity when such an area of the image bearing member as is going to a non-image area of the image bearing member is at the charging position.

Abstract: A metal-deposited polyester film capacitor made of a laminated or wound metal-deposited polyester film which has, on at least one of its surface, a coating layer containing an aromatic polyurethane and a deposited metal layer on the coating layer, which is excellent in moist-heat resistance and has good long-term reliability.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning member which frictionally contacts magnetic particles on a magnet roller with an image bearing member in order to remove foreign matter adhered to the image bearing member, thereby preventing the deteriorating of the image quality. The magnet roller rotates slowly so that a portion thereof opposed to the image bearing member is moved in the same direction as a moving direction of the image bearing member. This prevents the toner from overflowing and scattering out of the cleaning member. Further, when non-magnetic toner is used, by providing a toner cavity on the magnet roller, the scattering of the non-magnetic toner can be prevented, whereby parts inside the apparatus are prevented from being contaminated by the toner.

Abstract: A solid non-polar capacitor having excellent electrical characteristics such as high capacitance, which includes an electrode formed from a conductor having a porous surface, a dielectric layer formed from an insulating polymer thin film on the porous surface of the conductor, and a counter electrode formed from an electrically conductive layer on the surface of the dielectric layer. Preferably, the electrically conductive layer constituting the counter electrode consists of an electrically conductive polymer film prepared by chemical oxidation polymerization and an electrically conductive polymer layer prepared by electrolytic polymerization.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member, a latent image forming device for forming a latent image on the image bearing member, a developing device for developing the latent image formed on the image bearing member by the latent image forming device with non-magnetic toner, a transfer device for transferring an image developed by the developing device to a transfer device, a cleaning device for removing residual toner from the image bearing member after the image is transferred wherein the cleaning device includes magnetic paricle retaining device for retaining magnetic particles and a magnetic particle supplying device for supplying the magnetic particles to the magnetic particle retaining device of the cleaning device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a moving image bearing member on which a latent image is formed and developed into a visible image and a reciprocating cleaning device, such as a blade or roller, arranged to press against the surface of the image bearing member and reciprocate in a direction transverse to its movement. A suitable expendient is provided to change the reciprocating motion, e.g. by stopping it, slowing it or increasing its stroke, during latent image formation to minimize vibrations and resultant image blurs while providing good cleaning.

Abstract: An electrophotographic process using a photosensitive member having an amorphous silicon photosensitive layer, includes uniformly charging the photosensitive member, and exposing the photosensitive member to information light to form an electrostatic latent image, developing the electrostatic latent image using a developing device selected from a plurality of developing devices disposed along a movement direction of the photosensitive member, wherein a movement speed of the photosensitive member is lower when a selected developing device is the one closer to the station where the uniformly charging step is performed than when another developing device is selected, whereby the time periods for a portion of the photosensitive member to move from the charging station to the developing devices is substantially constant.

Abstract: A cleaning device in an image forming apparatus for removing developer, dust and/or corona products adhering to a surface to be cleaned includes a cleaning member bearing against a surface to be cleaned to clean the surface to be cleaned, receiving means for receiving magnetic powder removed from the surface to be cleaned by the cleaning member, and magnets provided at the opposite ends of the cleaning member to prevent the magnetic powder removed from the surface to be cleaned by the cleaning member from scattering outwardly.

Abstract: A pair of laminated metallized films is convolutely wound into a roll. The metallized area of each dielectric film is segmented into a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart metallized areas which are connected together to an electrode. The separation between successive metallized areas is in a range from 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm and the interval between successive separations is from 10 mm to 500 mm to assure a 100% guaranty. A first of the metallized areas extends transversely from a first non-metallized marginal area to the opposite edge of a first dielectric film. A second of the metallized areas extends transversely from the second non-metallized marginal area to the opposite edge of a second dielectric film. First and second electrodes are respectively connected to edges of the first and second metallized areas.