Cleaning device for cleaning toner image carrier
US4819030A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1853
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device adapted to be detachably mounted on an electrostatic printing apparatus etc. for removing by means of a cleaning blade etc. extra toner left on a photosensitive member of the printing apparatus for storage in a toner recovery tank is disclosed, in which the cleaning blade etc. is moved to seal an opening of the toner recovery tank when the cleaning device is detached from the photosensitive member.
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