Cleaning unit for an image forming apparatus
US5260754A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device incorporated in an image forming apparatus for removing a toner remaining on a photoconductive drum by a fur brush and collecting the removed toner by a collecting roller. The cleaning device selectively moves the fur brush into and out of contact with both of the photoconductive drum and collecting roller.
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