Cleaning device, process cartridge incorporating the cleaning device, and image forming apparatus incorporating the cleaning device
US10042314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0076
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device, which is included in a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus, includes a cleaning blade configured to remove a material attached to a surface of an image bearer, a cleaning case configured to contain the material removed by the cleaning blade, and a removed material receiver configured to receive the material failed to enter into the cleaning case when the material is removed by the cleaning blade, the removed material receiver having a first range at both ends in a width direction of the cleaning blade and a second range at a center in the width direction of the cleaning blade. A volume per unit length in a width direction of the first range is greater than a volume per unit length in a width direction of the second range.
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