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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Koyama, Matsudo, JP;
Yuuichi Tanabe, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning unit configured to clean toner left on an image bearing unit includes a cleaning member configured to remove the toner, a coil spring conveying the toner removed by the cleaning member in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning member, and a support member being rotatable and supporting one end of the coil spring to transmit a rotational driving force to the coil spring. The support member is provided with a long hole lengthy in the longitudinal direction of the coil spring such that one end of the coil spring engages with the long hole.
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