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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
Mitsunobu Honda, Osaka, JP;
Masahito Ishino, Osaka, JP;
Mitsunobu Honda, Osaka, JP;
Masahito Ishino, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning apparatusis provided with a cleaning rollerthat is a rotating member, a scraper, a partition wall, opening/closing members, and a discharge screwthat is a discharging member. The scrapersupported by the partition wallscrapes toner by bringing the tip thereof into contact with the cleaning roller. The partition wallhas a plurality of openings, and partitions between a space Sformed on an upstream side of the cleaning rollerin a rotation direction of a drum and a space Sin which the discharge screwis provided. The opening/closing membersare individually provided for the openingsso as to permit toner to move through the openingsonly in a direction from the space Sto the space S. With this structure, it is possible to make toner present in the vicinity of the cleaning rollersmoothly move toward the discharge screw