Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 清洁装置,处理盒和成像装置
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Application No.: US12230295Application Date: 2008-08-27
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Publication No.: US07962086B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Masahiko Kato
- Applicant: Masahiko Kato
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
- Priority: JP2007-230417 20070905
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
A cleaning device includes a blade member, a holder, a vibration detection device, a heating device, and a control device. The blade member comes into contact with an image carrying member, and cleans off toner remaining on the image carrying member. The holder holds the blade member. The vibration detection device detects the vibration level of either one of the blade member and the holder. The heating device heats either one of the blade member and the holder. The control device controls the heating device to heat either one of the blade member and the holder when the vibration level detected by the vibration detection device exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090060601A1 Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2009-03-05
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