Cleaning device, and image forming method and image forming apparatus using the cleaning device
US6580897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0029
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device removing residual toner from a photoreceptor. The cleaning device has a cleaning blade composed of a plurality of plate materials laminated together. The plate materials include a cleaning blade member and a plastic member each of which is mounted on a support. In use, the cleaning blade member is brought into contact with the photoreceptor; however, the plastic member is not brought into contact with the photoreceptor. The elastic modulus of the cleaning blade D1 and the elastic modulus of the plastic member D2 satisfy the following formula 16≦D2/D1≦2,800.
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