Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
US9915910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0011
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cleaning member configured to move in the opposite direction from a moving direction of an image carrier and come into contact with a surface of the image carrier to remove residual matter from the surface of the image carrier, wherein the cleaning member includes a supporting member formed with a metallic plate spring and a contact member formed with an elastic material and bonded to an end of the supporting member, an edge portion at an end of the contact member being brought into contact with the surface of the image carrier, the end of the contact member protrudes from the end of the supporting member, and the end of the supporting member is located on an upstream side of a normal line of the image carrier at the contact position of the edge portion in the moving direction of the image carrier.
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