| abstract |
A method for manufacturing a cleaning blade equipped with at least a strip-shaped elastic blade, said method comprising the steps of: (1) producing an elastic blade preform comprising a polyurethane rubber; (2) impregnating at least a part, which is in contact with an image carrier, of the elastic blade preform with an ultraviolet-ray-curable composition containing a (meth)acrylate compound; (3) immersing the impregnated part of the elastic blade preform in a washing solvent to remove a remaining portion, i.e., a portion which remains on the surface of the impregnated part, of the ultraviolet-ray-curable composition containing the (meth)acrylate compound; and (4) curing the ultraviolet-ray-curable composition containing the (meth)acrylate compound which is contained in the elastic blade preform to produce the elastic blade. |