发明名称 Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the same
摘要 A cleaning device includes first to third cleaning members that clean a surface of an endless belt that is looped over rollers including a driving roller. The first cleaning member is brought into contact with and separated from the surface at a predetermined timing. The second cleaning member is disposed upstream of the first cleaning member and downstream of the driving roller in a movement direction of the endless belt. The second cleaning member is in contact with the endless belt so as to prevent a tension variation of the endless belt caused by the first cleaning member from affecting the driving roller. The third cleaning member is disposed downstream of the first cleaning member. A contact state in which the third cleaning member is in contact with the endless belt is switched from a first contact state to a second contact state so as to reduce the tension variation.
申请公布号 US8897668(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.11.25
申请号 US201213485131 申请日期 2012.05.31
申请人 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. 发明人 Kaneko Atsushi;Hagiwara Kazuyoshi;Tokunaga Masaaki;Sugitani Kazutoshi;Sato Koichi;Komiyama Tsutomu
分类号 G03G15/16 主分类号 G03G15/16
代理机构 Sughrue Mion, PLLC 代理人 Sughrue Mion, PLLC
主权项 1. A cleaning device comprising: a first cleaning member that is brought into contact with and separated from a surface of an endless belt at a predetermined timing and cleans the surface, the endless belt being looped over a plurality of rollers including a driving roller; a second cleaning member that cleans the surface of the endless belt, the second cleaning member being disposed upstream of the first cleaning member and downstream of the driving roller in a movement direction in which the endless belt moves, the second cleaning member being in contact with the endless belt so as to prevent a tension variation in a tension of the endless belt from affecting the driving roller, the tension variation occurring when the first cleaning member is brought into contact with and separated from the endless belt; and a third cleaning member that cleans the surface of the endless belt, the third cleaning member being disposed downstream of the first cleaning member in the movement direction of the endless belt, a contact state in which the third cleaning member is in contact with the endless belt being switched from a first contact state to a second contact state so as to reduce the tension variation, which occurs when the first cleaning member is brought into contact with and separated from the endless belt, wherein the third cleaning member is in contact with the endless belt in both the first contact state and the second contact state.
地址 Tokyo JP