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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Tsutomu Komiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Tokunaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Sugitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Komiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Tokunaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Hagiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Sugitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning device includes at least one first cleaning member that removes residual substances that remain on a surface of an endless belt by being in contact with the surface of the endless belt while rotating in a direction that is opposite to a movement direction in which the endless belt moves; a second cleaning member that is brought into contact with and separated from the surface of the endless belt at a predetermined timing and removes the residual substances that remain on the surface of the endless belt; and a switching unit that switches a rotation direction of the first cleaning member to a direction the same as the movement direction of the endless belt when the second cleaning member is brought into contact with the surface of the endless belt and cleans the surface.