Sensor cleaning mechanism for image forming device
US7167661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/5058
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor cleaning mechanism is arranged on a transport/transfer belt unit having a photosensor mounted thereon. The transport/transfer belt unit is detachably arranged on a main body of an image forming device. The sensor cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning arm that is pivotably mounted on a frame of the transport/transfer belt unit, and a cleaning member that is arranged on the cleaning arm and capable of cleaning the surface of the photosensor. With the transport/transfer belt unit mounted in the main body of the image forming device, the cleaning member of the cleaning arm will placed in a stowed position away from the surface of the photosensor, and when a user removes the transport/transfer belt unit from the main portion of the image forming device, the cleaning member of the cleaning arm will pivot to a position that covers the surface of the photosensor and cleans the same.
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