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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jin Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0258 (2013.01); G03G 15/0225 (2013.01); G03G 15/0233 (2013.01); G03G 15/0291 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/166 (2013.01); G03G 15/168 (2013.01); G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); G03G 21/00 (2013.01); G03G 21/007 (2013.01); G03G 21/0035 (2013.01); G03G 21/0058 (2013.01); G03G 21/0076 (2013.01); G03G 21/169 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1647 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1657 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1661 (2013.01); G03G 2221/00 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0068 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0089 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning member includes plural bristles including tips that come into contact with an object to be cleaned having a surface including recesses and projections; and a brush base to which the bristles are attached. The bristles each have a non-circular cross-section including a projecting portion that projects toward an outer periphery, at least the projecting portion having a size such that the projecting portion is capable of entering the recesses in the object to be cleaned.