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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Soichiro Nishimura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshinori Ito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Soichiro Nishimura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshinori Ito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image carrying member cartridge includes an image carrying member; a charging device disposed along an axial direction of the image carrying member for charging the image carrying member; a cleaning member disposed below the charging device and along the axial direction of the image carrying member and provided to remove adherents from the image carrying member; and a cartridge housing that accommodates the image carrying member, the charging device and the cleaning member. The cartridge housing includes a sheet outlet below the cleaning member for discharging a recording medium. Ends of the cleaning member in the axial direction of the image carrying member are located closer to a center of the image carrying member in the axial direction as compared with ends of an opening of the sheet outlet in the axial direction.