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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicant:
Hidetaka Mitsunobu, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetaka Mitsunobu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning device including a toner conveying mechanism is provided. The toner conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that rotates to convey toner, an elastic member configured to contact a circumference of the conveying member, an image carrying body, and a cleaning member disposed between the elastic member and the image carrying body. The elastic member slidingly contacts the circumference of the rotating conveying member.