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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Naoto Miyakoshi, Osaka, JP;
Shinobu Ohata, Osaka, JP;
Shunsuke Yamasaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroatsu Tamai, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Michishita, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Satake, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Sakane, Osaka, JP;
Masato Usui, Osaka, JP;
Yuzuru Yuasa, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Tamekuni, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cleaning unit, a movement mechanism, and a positioning portion. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning part that has a contact surface extending along an axial direction of a conveyance roller and cleans the conveyance roller, and a cleaning housing that supports the cleaning part. The movement mechanism moves the cleaning unit between a cleaning position and a mounting and removing position. The movement mechanism allows the cleaning part to be brought into contact with the conveyance roller at the cleaning position, allows the cleaning part to be disposed below the conveyance roller in a separated manner at the mounting and removing position and allows the cleaning unit to be mounted on or removed from the apparatus body. The positioning portion restricts a relative position between the cleaning part and the conveyance roller by being brought into contact with the cleaning unit.