Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming device
US7668477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0225
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device has: a cleaning member contacting a body-to-be-cleaned at a predetermined nip width, and cleaning a surface of the body-to-be-cleaned; and a supporting member supporting a peripheral surface of the cleaning member. The cleaning member is supported with predetermined degrees of freedom by the supporting member and a surface of the body-to-be-cleaned.
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