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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
a plate-like scraping member which is in contact with a surface of a member to be cleaned in order to clean out residuals from the surface of the member to be cleaned; and a support member configured to support the plate-like scraping member; the support member comprising: a supporting plate configured to support a base portion of the plate-like scraping member; and a fixing plate located opposite the supporting plate at a distance, which is larger than a thickness of the plate-like scraping member, from the supporting plate to hold the base portion of the plate-like scraping member between the fixing plate and the supporting plate, wherein the support member has a leading end of the plate-like scraping member make contact with the surface of the member to be cleaned by making use of a edge of the supporting plate as a fulcrum, and wherein the plate-like scraping member has a base length from a position of the fulcrum on the supporting plate to an engagement position at which the support member engages the plate-like scraping member, and the base length is determined in order to make uniform a contact pressure of the plate-like scraping member against the member to be cleaned. |
