Image forming apparatus having a lubricant and developer of opposite polarity

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PATENT NO 9874848
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14683494

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An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including an image bearing member, and a developer bearing member that bears a developer. A lubricant of a polarity opposite to a polarity of the developer is coated on the developer bearing member, with the lubricant being a resin. If the cartridge is new, a discharging operation of discharging the lubricant from a surface of the developer bearing member onto the image bearing member is performed.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Kawaguchi, Yuji Tokyo, JP 67 423
Motohashi, Satoru Kashiwa, JP 32 206

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