Cleaning device including brush roller with high cleaning performance, image forming apparatus and process unit including the cleaning device, method of removing deposit, and method of forming an image
US7068960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0089
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a brush roller that removes deposit from a surface of a member to be cleaned by rotating due to a movement of the surface of the member. The brush roller includes a rotary shaft element and a brush provided on the rotary shaft element. The brush abuts the surface of the member due to a weight of the brush roller. The brush includes filaments, and the brush roller satisfies the inequation Y/X≦2.8, where Y is a diameter (denier) of each of the filaments, and X is a length (mm) of each of the filaments. The filaments slant with respect to a normal direction of the rotary shaft element.
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