Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
US7085528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0011
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning unit cleans residual toner on the surface of a rotatable image carrier. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning blade that is in contact with the image carrier in such a manner that amplitude of a waveform at an edge of the cleaning blade is not greater than 40 μm with respect to a downstream side of a direction of movement of the image carrier.
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