Abstract: A light guide body that extends in a rod shape and guides light incident from an end surface thereof to emit the light from a circumferential surface thereof, the light guide body having a shape such that according to an angle of a circumferential direction around the light guide body, an amount of emitting light in a direction of the angle is different. Additionally, a static elimination device and an image forming apparatus include the light guide body.

Abstract: There is provided a light guide body that extends in a rod shape and guides light incident from an end surface thereof to emit the light from a circumferential surface thereof, the light guide body having a shape such that according to an angle of a circumferential direction around the light guide body, an amount of emitting light in a directoin of the angle is different. There is also provided a static elimination device and an image forming apparatus which include the light guide body.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof, a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member, and a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member having an inorganic protective layer on a surface thereof, a cleaning blade having an inclined surface cut out at a corner portion on a side of the image bearing member, and a support portion that supports the cleaning blade so that the inclined surface is in contact with the image bearing member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning blade of which a contact portion brought into contact with at least a member to be cleaned is formed of a polyurethane member that includes a polyurethane material containing a hard segment and a soft segment and has a ratio of an area occupied by a hard segment aggregate having a diameter of 0.3 ?m to 0.7 ?m in a cross section being in a range of 2% to 10%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning blade of which a contact portion brought into contact with at least a member to be cleaned is formed of a polyurethane member that includes a polyurethane material containing a hard segment and a soft segment and has a ratio of an area occupied by a hard segment aggregate having a diameter of 0.3 ?m to 0.7 ?m in a cross section being in a range of 2% to 10%.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned, and the portion is configured of a member containing polyurethane rubber having a structure derived from polyester polyol in which a first diol component having 10 or more carbon atoms and a second diol component having 5 or less carbon atoms are condensed with dicarboxylic acid at a molar ratio (first diol component/second diol component) of 50/50 to 80/20, a structure derived from polyisocyanate, and a structure derived from a triol.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned, and the portion is configured of a member containing polyurethane rubber having a structure derived from polyester polyol in which a first diol component having 10 or more carbon atoms and a second diol component having 5 or less carbon atoms are condensed with dicarboxylic acid at a molar ratio (first diol component/second diol component) of 50/50 to 80/20, a structure derived from polyisocyanate, and a structure derived from a triol.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade including a contacting corner portion which comes in contact with and cleans a surface of a member to be cleaned moving relative to the cleaning blade, a tip surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces an upstream side of the surface moving direction, a ventral surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces a downstream side, and a rear surface which shares one side with the tip surface and opposes the ventral surface.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes a contact portion that contacts a member to be cleaned, and the contact portion at least contains polyurethane rubber and has at least two different endothermic peak temperatures by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of 100° C. or higher.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade in which at least a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member having dynamic ultra micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65 and an index K acquired in the following Equation (1) of equal to or more than 15: index K=[23° C. breaking elongation (%)]×[10° C. impact resilience (%)]×(?1)×[tan ? peak temperature (° C.)]/[Young's modulus (MPa)]/1000??Equation (1).

Abstract: There are provided a substrate for mounting a device and a package for housing the device employing the same in which a power semiconductor device can be readily set for a temperature suitable for operation and can thus function in a proper fashion. The substrate for mounting the device includes a support body having, on one main surface of the support body, a device mounting portion for mounting a power semiconductor device, the support body having a plurality of columnar parts that are spaced apart in a thickness direction with respect to the device mounting portion and are arranged apart from each other; and a heat accumulating region which is disposed between the columnar parts and is lower in thermal conductivity than the support body.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes a contact portion that contacts a member to be cleaned, and the contact portion at least contains polyurethane rubber and has at least two different endothermic peak temperatures by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of 100° C. or higher.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade having at least a portion that comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member that contains polyurethane rubber, and that has an endothermic peak top temperature obtained by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of from 180° C. to 220° C.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade having at least a portion that comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member that contains polyurethane rubber, and that has an endothermic peak top temperature obtained by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of from 180° C. to 220° C.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade in which at least a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member having dynamic ultra micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65 and an index K acquired in the following Equation (1) of equal to or more than 15: index K=[23° C. breaking elongation (%)]×[10° C. impact resilience (%)]×(?1)×[tan ? peak temperature (° C.)]/[Young's modulus (MPa)]/1000??Equation (1).

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade including a contacting corner portion which comes in contact with and cleans a surface of a member to be cleaned moving relative to the cleaning blade, a tip surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces an upstream side of the surface moving direction, a ventral surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces a downstream side, and a rear surface which shares one side with the tip surface and opposes the ventral surface.

Abstract: A lubricant applying device that faces a rotatable body, and that applies a solid lubricant to the rotatable body, includes: a lubricating roll in which the solid lubricant for application is formed into a circular sectional shape around a rotatable support shaft, and that is contacted with the rotatable body; and a pressing mechanism that presses the lubricating roll toward the rotatable body, wherein the lubricating roll that is pressed against the rotatable body by the pressing mechanism applies the lubricant in a state where the lubricating roll is not rotated relative to the rotatable body, and, when a rotational torque due to the contact with the rotatable body exceeds a predetermined value, the lubricating roll is rotated in accordance with rotation of the rotatable body.

Abstract: A developing unit for visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoreceptor drum with a toner, includes: a hopper for storing a developer; a developing roller for supplying the toner to a photoreceptor drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; and an agitating and conveying portion. In the developing unit, the agitating and conveying portion includes first and second agitating and conveying belts, each having toner agitating blades for agitating and conveying the toner. The first and second agitating and conveying belts are rotatably arranged in the hopper with their rotational axes set approximately vertically so as to rotate the toner agitating blades approximately horizontally.

Abstract: A discharger includes: a discharge electrode member that is placed opposedly to a member to be charged; an opposed electrode member that is placed opposedly to the discharge electrode member; and a power source circuit that applies a discharge voltage for generating a discharge between the discharge electrode member and the opposed electrode member, and the electrode member having a surface that includes a covered layer covered by a covering material is formed on a surface opposed thereto, and the covering material containing a carbon atom, or a carbon atom and another atom or other plural atoms as a main component, and having an SP3 structure by a carbon atom.