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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Akira Asaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Muraishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Hozumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuu Sakakibara, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Asaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Muraishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Hozumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuu Sakakibara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device including: multiple cleaning members arranged consecutively in a direction of movement of a cleaning target to remove adhered substances from the cleaning target; multiple casings to individually hold and at least partially enclose the multiple cleaning members, respectively, the casings and the cleaning members together constituting multiple sub-units; and a sub-unit holder to hold the multiple sub-units, from which the sub-units are individually removable.