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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuta Isobe, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Namiki, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuo Oshima, Inagi, JP;
Masanori Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigemi Kamoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0011 (2013.01); G03G 21/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a cleaning apparatus including a cleaning member configured to collect developer on an image bearing member, and a storage chamber configured to store the developer, wherein cross-sectional areas of a lengthwise center and an end portion of the storage chamber in a lengthwise direction of the storage chamber are different, the cross sections being orthogonal to the lengthwise direction.