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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Eiji Funabashi, Minami Ashigara, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2005.12); G03G 21/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0225 (2012.12); G03G 21/0058 (2012.12); G03G 2215/1657 (2012.12);
Abstract
The present invention provides a cleaning member including melamine resin foam in at least a portion that contacts an object to be cleaned. A charging device and a transfer device including the cleaning member are provided as well. An image forming apparatus including at least the cleaning member is also provided. In the image forming apparatus the cleaning member cleans at least one of a charge roll of the charging device, an image carrier, and a transfer roll of the transfer device.