Cleaning device with improved damping member and image forming apparatus using the same
US6701123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0029
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device for cleaning a toner from a surface of a cylindrical latent image carrier having; a cleaning blade mechanism which includes a cleaning blade arranged so that a tip edge portion on a first surface of the cleaning blade contacts with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier, and a supporting member positioned on a second surface at a base end portion of the cleaning blade to urge the cleaning blade to contact with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier; and a laminar vibration-damping member whose base end portion is held by the supporting member on the second surface of the cleaning blade, wherein, on a tip end portion of the vibration-damping member, a plurality of slits are formed so that a plurality of tab portions are formed to be arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical latent image carrier.
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