Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US15459070Application Date: 2017-03-15
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Publication No.: US10481547B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Junji Murauchi , Noritoshi Hagimoto , Yoshiki Nakane , Takuya Okada
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Priority: JP2016-055408 20160318
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00
Abstract:
A cleaning device scrapes off and removes toner that has adhered to a surface of a rotating photoreceptor, and includes: a cleaning member formed of an elastic body; a leaf spring member for pressing the cleaning member against the surface of the photoreceptor; and a support portion supporting the leaf spring member. The cleaning member is fixed to one end of the leaf spring member, and the other end of the leaf spring member is fixed to the support portion with a cushioning member formed of an elastic body interposed therebetween. The cushioning member is fixed to the other end of the leaf spring member by an adhesive.
Public/Granted literature
- US10437193B2 Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the same Public/Granted day:2019-10-08
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