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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eiji Tabata, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuya Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 15/168 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device for cleaning a cleaning subject moving in a predetermined direction, having; a cleaning member that rotates in an opposite direction from the predetermined direction at a contact with the cleaning subject, thereby gathering toner from the cleaning subject; and a shielding member that is disposed between the cleaning member and the cleaning subject in the predetermined direction relative to the contact and prevents the toner on the cleaning member from moving to the cleaning subject.