Cleaning device for a fixing device in an image forming apparatus
US9091999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C29/123
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a supporting member; 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 and rotates, 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 pair of first bearing members that rotatably support respective ends of the first cleaning roller, and are supported by the supporting member; and a pair of second bearing members that rotatably support respective ends of the second cleaning roller, and are supported by the first bearing members.
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