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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Kita, Osaka, JP;
Akira Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yasuyuki Fukunaga, Osaka, JP;
Toshinobu Katafuchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355215 ; 355221 ; 355225 ;
Abstract
A cleaning device for a SCOROTRON type electrostatic charger to be used in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine wherein both discharge wire and grid wire are cleaned by reciprocating a first cleaning member which is contactable with the discharge wire of the electrostatic charger and a second cleaning member contactable with the grid wire. Also, the respective cleaning members are alternately brought into contact with the respective discharge and grid wires in the forward stroke and return stroke of the first and second cleaning members.