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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Susumu Murakami, Soraku-gun, JP;
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Kuniaki Nakano, Soraku-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning system includes a rotating member and a cleaning blade which is forced against a curved outer surface of the rotating member to scrape off matter to be removed (toner) which is present along the outer surface of the rotating member. The cleaning blade has greater hardness than the outer surface of the rotating member.