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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Tetsuro Tomoe, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuro Tomoe, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device cleans a toner forming surface of a rotating image bearing member. The cleaning device includes: a cleaning member for cleaning the image forming surface, the cleaning member having a first length in a width direction which is perpendicular to a rotational direction of the image bearing member, and being capable of coming in contact with and separating from the image forming surface; and a solid lubricating member which comes in contact with the cleaning member to give a lubricity to the image forming surface through the cleaning member, the solid lubricating member having a second length in the width direction which is shorter than the first length.