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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takehiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure is an image forming apparatus including a paper dust cleaning device which removes paper dust adhered onto a surface of a conveying roller. The paper dust cleaning device includes a paper dust removing member which comes into contact with the surface of the conveying roller, a holder which holds the paper dust removing member, and a holder supporting portion which holds the holder at a predetermined attachment position so that the paper dust removing member comes into contact with the surface of the conveying roller, and the holder supporting portion includes a first guide portion which is provided on a side of the attachment position and guides the holder to a separated position at which the holder is set apart from the surface of the conveying roller in accordance with a movement of the holder from the attachment position toward a side of an insertion slot.