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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masato Matsuduki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes a contact unit that includes a container in which an opening is formed, the container accommodating cleaning liquid that cleans a forming surface of an ejection unit, the forming surface on which an ejection opening is formed, the ejection opening from which a liquid droplet is ejected; and an ultrasonic vibrator that is provided at the container and vibrates the cleaning liquid accommodated in the container, wherein the contact unit brings the cleaning liquid into contact with the forming surface in a state where the opening of the container faces the forming surface.