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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Yusuke Kitagawa, Saitama, JP;
Masato Serizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Handa, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Kitagawa, Saitama, JP;
Masato Serizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Handa, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes a charging roller that charges a body-to-be-charged by press-contacting and is rotated by the rotating body-to-be-charged, a first receiving portion that supports a supporting portion provided at the charging roller, and causes the charging roller to press-contact the body-to-be-charged, a cleaning member that press-contacts a surface of the charging roller and cleans the charging roller, and a second receiving portion that supports a supporting portion provided at the cleaning member, and causes the cleaning member to press-contact the charging roller. At least one of the first and second receiving portions imparts a degree of freedom at a first receiving portion side to the supporting portion of the charging roller in a direction of press-contacting the body-to-be-charged, and imparts a degree of freedom at a second receiving portion side to the supporting portion of the cleaning member in a direction of press-contacting the charging roller.