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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Ebina, JP;
Mitsuo Yamamoto, Ebina, JP;
Shigeru Tanaka, Ebina, JP;
Hideaki Ohike, Ebina, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Ebina, JP;
Mitsuo Yamamoto, Ebina, JP;
Shigeru Tanaka, Ebina, JP;
Hideaki Ohike, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device is disclosed which has: an image holding member which rotates; a charging roller press-contacting and being rotated by the image holding member, and charging the image holding member; and a cleaning roller press-contacting and being rotated by the charging roller, and cleaning the charging roller. The cleaning roller has a core whose both end portions are rotatably supported, and a cleaning member which is formed from a roller-shaped porous elastic body and is provided at a peripheral surface of the core. Axial direction end portion sides of the cleaning member are formed to be thicker than an axial direction central portion of the cleaning member.