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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2019
Applicants:

Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;

Norio Kudoh, Kanagawa, JP;

Kento Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;

Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;

Norio Kudoh, Kanagawa, JP;

Kento Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;

Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0225 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract

A charging device is detachably attachable with respect to a body of an image forming apparatus. The charging device includes a charging roller and a cleaning member. The charging roller charges an image bearer. The cleaning member cleans the charging roller. The cleaning member has a higher cleaning performance on the charging roller during detachment in which the charging device is detached from the body of the image forming apparatus than during attachment in which the charging device is attached to the body of the image forming apparatus.


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