Cleaning device and image forming apparatus using same

摘要

The intermediate transfer belt cleaning device includes a cleaning blade for removing residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt, a waste toner conveying screw that conveys the removed toner, and a vibrating part with multiple vanes, arranged between the cleaning blade and the waste toner conveying screw, each vane partly coming into contact with the waste toner conveying screw and vibrating in linkage with the motion of the waste toner conveying screw. Each vane has a projected part that is positioned close to, and projects toward, the intermediate transfer belt.

主权项

1. A cleaning device for cleaning a toner image bearer that supports toner images in an image forming apparatus for forming images by electrophotography, comprising:
a cleaning member for removing residual toner on the surface of the toner image bearer; a waste toner conveying member for conveying the residual toner removed from the toner image bearer by the cleaning member; and, a plurality of vanes partly coming into contact with the waste toner conveying member and moving in conjunction with the motion of the waste toner conveying member, wherein the individual vanes include a projected part that projects toward the toner image bearer, and, the individual vanes and the cleaning member are fixed in such a manner that the individual vanes partly abut on the cleaning member.