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Patent No.:

US 6701123 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2002

Cleaning device with improved damping member and image forming apparatus using the same

Applicant:
Inventors:

Isao Endo, Hachioji, JP;

Sachie Matsudaira, Hachioji, JP;

Junichi Otani, Hachioji, JP;

Toru Makino, Hachioji, JP;

Chohiko Fukuo, Hachioji, JP;

Kazuhiko Sato, Hachioji, JP;

Fumitaka Mochizuki, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Konica Corporation, , JP;

Attorney:

Muserlian, Lucas and Mercanti

Primary Examiner:

Quana M Grainger

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
Abstract

A cleaning device for cleaning a toner from a surface of a cylindrical latent image carrier having; a cleaning blade mechanism which includes a cleaning blade arranged so that a tip edge portion on a first surface of the cleaning blade contacts with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier, and a supporting member positioned on a second surface at a base end portion of the cleaning blade to urge the cleaning blade to contact with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier; and a laminar vibration-damping member whose base end portion is held by the supporting member on the second surface of the cleaning blade, wherein, on a tip end portion of the vibration-damping member, a plurality of slits are formed so that a plurality of tab portions are formed to be arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical latent image carrier.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Endo, Isao. (2004). Cleaning device with improved damping member and image forming apparatus using the same (U.S. Patent No. 6701123). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6701123

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