Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning apparatus having damping unit to regulate vibration
- Patent Title (中): 具有调节振动的阻尼单元的清洁装置
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Application No.: US13091795Application Date: 2011-04-21
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Publication No.: US08718531B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Yuzo Ichikawa , Akiko Kimura , Tomoya Ichikawa
- Applicant: Yuzo Ichikawa , Akiko Kimura , Tomoya Ichikawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2010-247695 20101104
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
A cleaner includes a cleaning member that includes a tip portion that comes into contact with an image carrier that carries an image, and that removes and cleans developer adhered to the image carrier, a cleaning container which stores the developer removed by the cleaning member, a cleaning support that includes a cleaning supporting portion that supports a proximal end of the cleaning member, and a damped portion, a damping body that includes a first and a second damping bodies arranged in contact with the damped portion and that regulates vibration of the cleaning support, and a fixing member of the damping body that includes a first fixing portion arranged to face the damped portion with the first damping body, and a second fixing portion arranged to face the damped portion with the second damping body, and that is supported by the cleaning container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120114404A1 CLEANER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLEANING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-05-10
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