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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1994
Nobuo Kikuchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Kouichi Yamazaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Sadao Takahashi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kentaro Matsumoto, Chiba-ken, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Yoshiaki Miyashita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takeshi Tabuchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hirohisa Ohtsuka, Saitama-ken, JP;
Takaaki Tawada, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system for cleaning a charge inducing member comprising a cleaning element for establishing relative lineal as well as rotary movement between the cleaning element and charge inducing member. Embodiments include various mechanisms for imparting axial reciprocal motion to the cleaning element and for disabling reciprocation of the cleaning element or separating the cleaning element and charging member from each other during sensitive portions of a photoduplication cycle.