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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Nishida, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0017 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/168 (2013.01); G03G 21/0058 (2013.01); G03G 21/0076 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1652 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1657 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device cleans a surface of a toner carrier carrying a toner, and the cleaning device includes: a first blade in contact with the surface of the toner carrier; a second blade made of a material harder than a material of the first blade and in contact with the surface of the toner carrier; and a lubricant applicator that applies a lubricant to the surface of the toner carrier, wherein the first blade, the second blade and the lubricant applicator are arranged in this order from an upstream side in a moving direction of the toner carrier based on a transfer position of the toner.