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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Michiya Okamoto, Zama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Yokohama, JP;
Fumihito Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Shakuto, Zama, JP;
Toshio Koike, Machida, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kawasaki, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Ebina, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Zama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Yokohama, JP;
Fumihito Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Shakuto, Zama, JP;
Toshio Koike, Machida, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kawasaki, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Ebina, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device that can be incorporated in an image forming apparatus which includes an image carrier configured to form a toner image, and a cleaning device configured to clean residual toner on the surface of the image carrier. The cleaning device includes a cleaning blade having a blade member provided to contact the surface of the image carrier and a holder to hold the blade member. The cleaning device further includes a frame to hold the cleaning blade and a vibration suppression member provided across the cleaning blade and the frame to couple the cleaning blade and the frame together and suppress vibration.