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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Yuhsuke Yoshimoto, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a photoreceptor drum, transfer the toner image to a recording medium, and output the recording medium, and the image forming apparatus includes a cleaning device including a cleaning blade that abuts against the photoreceptor drum and removes residual developer, a cleaning blade supporter that rotatably supports the cleaning blade, a cleaning blade movement restrictor that restricts a movement range of the cleaning blade, and a spring member that urges an end of the cleaning blade to abut against the photoreceptor drum.