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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. 29, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiko Ochiai, Tokyo, JP;
Yujiro Ando, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461601 ; 355305 ;
Abstract
The cleaning device for removing the toner image formed by conductive and magnetic toner from the recording medium. The cleaning device includes a rubbing member made of an electrically conductive brush of soft material or a conductive resin blade made of soft material to clean the recording medium. The cleaning device is disposed upstream of the recording position. Damage of the recording material by cleaning is prevented according to the present invention.