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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yohei Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Momoe Katsumata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/008 (2013.01); B08B 1/006 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); H04N 5/2171 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning method by which a cleaning apparatus including a first cleaner and a second cleaner cleans a detection element including a detection surface includes cleaning by the first cleaner the detection surface of the detection element by wind pressure, and wiping the detection surface of the detection element with the second cleaner in a contacted manner, wherein the cleaning by the first cleaner and the wiping by the second cleaner are performed in this order.