Cleaning device
US4674865A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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