Cleaning device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
US9086661B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a first cleaning roller that contacts a member to be cleaned and that rotates, separates any matter to be removed that is stuck on the member to be cleaned from the member to be cleaned, and causes the matter to be removed to adhere to the first cleaning roller; a second cleaning roller that contacts the first cleaning roller, separates the matter to be removed that is stuck on the first cleaning roller from the first cleaning roller, and causes the matter to be removed to adhere to the second cleaning roller; a first push member that pushes the first cleaning roller against the member to be cleaned; and a second push member that pushes the second cleaning roller against the first cleaning roller, and pushes the first cleaning roller against the member to be cleaned.
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