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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Shiino, Ebina, JP;
Tsutomu Tetsuka, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355302 ; 118652 ; 355300 ;
Abstract
In a cleaning unit for an image forming apparatus, a housing; a brush, whose sectional profile is circular; the housing containing a photosensitive body which rotates; the brush included in the housing; an auger for discharging recovered toner separated from a surface of the photosensitive body by the brush; the auger disposed obliquely below the brush; and a flicker for scraping off the toner adhering to the brush while containing an outer surface portion of the brush.