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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kawanago, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0029 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01); G03G 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus which cleans an image carrier that has an elastic layer after a toner image formed on the image carrier is transferred onto a transfer object, the cleaning apparatus including: a cleaning blade which contacts the image carrier and removes a residue attached to the image carrier; a change section which changes a cleaning condition of cleaning by the cleaning blade; and a hardware processor which controls the change section to change the cleaning condition in accordance with deterioration of the image carrier.