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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshinori Aguro, Yokohama, JP;
Akiyoshi Torigai, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 15 ; 118652 ; 1525652 ;
Abstract
A cleaning device for removing excess developer which remains on the image bearing member of an image formation apparatus after transfer of a developed image has a conveyor for conveying developer to a position which faces the image bearing member, and a device for bringing the conveyed developer into contact with the surface of the image bearing member to effect cleaning.