Cleaning Device, Process Cartridge, and Image Forming Apparatus

摘要

A cleaning device (25) to remove untransferred toner from a surface of an image carrier (21) rotatable in a predetermined direction. The cleaning device (25) includes a lubricant supply roller (25d) contacting the surface of the image carrier (21) to supply a lubricant carried thereon to the surface of the image carrier (21), a first blade (25a) provided upstream from the lubricant supply roller (25d) in the direction of rotation of the image carrier (21), and a second blade (25b) provided downstream from the lubricant supply roller (25d) in the direction of rotation of the image carrier (21). The first blade (25a) contacts the surface of the image carrier (21) to level the untransferred toner attaching to the surface of the image carrier (21) to a thin layer. The second blade (25b) contacts the surface of the image carrier (21) to level the lubricant supplied to the surface of the image carrier (21) by the lubricant supply roller (25d) to a thin layer and to remove the untransferred toner from the surface of the image carrier (21).