Image forming apparatus having cleaning mechanism with partition members not aligned with convey rollers
US5406365A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/12
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning device for removing residual matter from an image bearing member, a receiving device for receiving the removed matter removed from the image bearing member by the cleaning device, and a partition member for partitioning the receiving device. The end of the partition member near the image bearing member is not aligned with a contacting area between the recording medium and a convey device for conveying the recording medium, in a recording medium convey direction.
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