摘要 |
An image holding element cleaning apparatus includes: an image holding element; an image holding element cleaning unit that touches and detaches from the image holding element and that cleans the image holding element when the image holding element cleaning unit touches the image holding element; a detection unit that detects at least one of a position of the image holding element cleaning unit on the image holding element when the image holding element cleaning unit touches the image holding element, and a position of the image holding element cleaning unit on the image holding element when the image holding element cleaning unit detaches from the image holding element; and an adjusting unit that adjusts at least one of an operation timing of touching and an operation timing of detaching based on a result of a detection by the detection unit, the operation timing of touching being the timing when the image holding element cleaning unit touches the image holding element, and the operation timing of detaching being the timing when the image holding element cleaning unit detaches from the image holding element.
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