| 发明名称 | Image forming apparatus for removing a developer from a memeber to be cleaned | ||
| 摘要 | A cleaning member for removing a developer from a surface of a member to be cleaned includes a blade member configured to make contact with the member to be cleaned in a direction counter to a moving direction of the member to be cleaned, and a flexible plate-like supporting member configured to support the blade member, which includes one end with the blade member, the other end with a fixed portion fixed to a frame member, and a bent portion between the ends which is located outwardly away from the surface of the member to be cleaned relative to a segment connecting the fixed portion and a contact portion between the blade member and the member to be cleaned. The fixed portion arranged downstream of the moving direction of the member to be cleaned relative to the contact portion has a folded-back shape to nip part of the frame member. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9329563(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2016.05.03 |
| 申请号 | US201414191076 | 申请日期 | 2014.02.26 |
| 申请人 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | 发明人 | Mochizuki Masataka |
| 分类号 | G03G21/00 | 主分类号 | G03G21/00 |
| 代理机构 | Canon USA Inc. IP Division | 代理人 | Canon USA Inc. IP Division |
| 主权项 | 1. A cleaning member for removing a developer from a surface of a member to be cleaned, the cleaning member comprising: a blade member configured to come into contact with the member to be cleaned in a direction counter to a moving direction of the member to be cleaned; and a flexible plate-like supporting member configured to support the blade member, the supporting member including one end portion, in which the blade member is provided, an other end portion, which has a fixed portion fixed to a frame member, and a bent portion, which is configured to extend in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the blade member and which is located between the one end portion and the other end portion and located outwardly away from the surface of the member to be cleaned with respect to a line segment connecting the fixed portion and a contact portion, in which the blade member comes into contact with the member to be cleaned, wherein the fixed portion is arranged downstream of the moving direction of the member to be cleaned relative to the contact portion, and wherein the fixed portion has a folded-back shape that allows a part of the frame member to be nipped. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||