Cleaning apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
US9658591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1814
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to reduce noise which results from vibration of a cleaning member. A cleaning apparatus 23 includes a cleaning member 3 that removes developer on an image bearing member 1, a container 5 in which the developer removed by the cleaning member 3 is contained, and a sheet member 4 that contacts the image bearing member 1. A part of the sheet member 4 that contacts the image bearing member 1 is subjected to surface roughing.
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