Cleaning device and image forming device
US7630664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0225
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device of a charging roller has: a cleaning member contacting a charging roller which charges an image carrier which carries an image, and cleaning a surface of the charging roller; and a holding structure holding the cleaning member such that the cleaning member is movable at least between a first position and a second position along a peripheral direction of the charging roller. The holding structure holds the cleaning member such that an amount of compression of the cleaning member at a contacting portion of the charging roller and the cleaning member is greater at the second position than at the first position.
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