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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoru Osawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16541 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device includes: a cleaning member that comes into contact with a cleaning subject member and cleans the cleaning subject member using a liquid; and a liquid supply member that holds the liquid on a surface that is in contact with the cleaning member and supplies the held liquid to the cleaning member via the surface. The liquid supply member includes a plurality of holders that hold a different amount of liquid from each other in the surface.