CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A cleaning device includes a cleaning member for removing a developer from a surface of a member to be cleaned and the cleaning member includes a blade portion, and a flexible plate-like supporting member configured to support the blade portion, the supporting member including one end portion, in which the blade portion is provided, the other end portion, which has a portion to be fixed to a frame member, a bent portion, which is positioned between the one end portion and a side plate portion projecting from a side end of the one end portion, and a sealing member, which is provided between the cleaning member and the frame member, configured to prevent the developer from leaking from a storage chamber and fixed to one of the side plate portion and the frame member.

主权项

1. A cleaning device for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
(i) a frame member; (ii) a cleaning member for removing a developer from a surface of a member to be cleaned, the cleaning member including
a blade portion configure to come into contact with the member to be cleaned in a direction counter to a moving direction of the member to be cleaned; anda flexible plate-like supporting member configured to support the blade portion, the supporting member including one end portion, in which the blade portion is provided, the other end portion, which has a portion to be fixed to the frame member, a bent portion, which is positioned between the one end portion and the other end portion and positioned outwardly away from the surface of the member to be cleaned with respect to a line segment connecting the portion to be fixed and a contact portion, in which the blade portion comes into contact with the member to be cleaned, and a side plate portion projecting from a side end of the one end portion, wherein the portion to be fixed is arranged on the downstream side of the moving direction of the member to be cleaned to the contact portion; (iii) a storage member, which includes the frame member, configured to store the developer removed by the cleaning member; and (iv) a sealing member, which is provided between the cleaning member and the frame member, configured to prevent the developer from leaking from the storage chamber and fixed to one of the side plate portion and the frame member.