Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 清洁单元,处理盒和电子照相成像设备
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Application No.: US13862743Application Date: 2013-04-15
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Publication No.: US08886109B2Publication Date: 2014-11-11
- Inventor: Kazuo Chadani , Akihiro Fujiwara , Susumu Nittani , Masato Tanabe , Hideki Kakuta , Keisuke Nomura
- Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2012-101857 20120426
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
A cleaning unit including: frame abutment portions each including a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion; support portions each including a first support portion which abuts against the first abutment portion, and a second support portion which abuts against the second abutment portion so as to support a cleaning member in a pivotable manner about the frame abutment portions as a pivot axis; and an urging member configured to urge the cleaning member in a direction in which an elastic member is brought into contact with a photosensitive drum by pivoting the cleaning member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130287439A1 CLEANING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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