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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Satoshi Honobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutaka Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryouta Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning device has: a cleaning member contacting a body-to-be-cleaned at a predetermined nip width, and cleaning a surface of the body-to-be-cleaned; and a supporting member supporting a peripheral surface of the cleaning member. The cleaning member is supported with predetermined degrees of freedom by the supporting member and a surface of the body-to-be-cleaned.