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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1981
Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a toner retaining member such as a photosensitive drum, a toner collector, a cleaning device for cleaning toner off of the toner retaining member, and a toner guide member for guiding toner away from the toner retaining member. The guide member has a plurality of spaced apart front contact end portions in contact with the toner retaining member for guiding toner which is cleaned from the toner retaining member to the toner collector, at least the front contact end portions of the toner guide member which are in contact with the toner retaining member being in a comb-teeth shape. Preferably, at least the front contact end portions of the toner guide member are fibers.