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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Tadakazu Edure, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Komiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadakazu Edure, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Komiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device includes: a first scraping member that scrapes off a developer on a surface of a moving body that circularly moves; a second scraping member that is disposed downstream from the first scraping member in a moving direction of the moving body, and that scrapes off residuals remaining on the surface of the moving body; a container having: a first housing portion that houses the developer scraped off by the first scraping member, as a recovered material; and a second housing portion that houses the residuals scraped off by the second scraping member; a discharge port that is disposed in the first housing portion, wherein the developer in the first housing portion is discharged to an outside of the container through the discharge port; and a conveying member that conveys the recovered material housed in the first housing portion to the discharge port.