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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Maehata, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kudoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Maehata, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kudoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device, which is included in a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus, includes a cleaning blade configured to remove a material attached to a surface of an image bearer, a cleaning case configured to contain the material removed by the cleaning blade, and a removed material receiver configured to receive the material failed to enter into the cleaning case when the material is removed by the cleaning blade, the removed material receiver having a first range at both ends in a width direction of the cleaning blade and a second range at a center in the width direction of the cleaning blade. A volume per unit length in a width direction of the first range is greater than a volume per unit length in a width direction of the second range.