Cleaning unit having two cleaning blades

摘要

A cleaning unit (8) comprises a first blade (8a) located where a part of it is in contact with a rotator constituting the image forming apparatus to remove residue on the rotator; and a second blade (8b) located where a part of it is in contact with the rotator and having an abrasive layer to remove residue not removed by the first blade. An independent claim is also included for a toner having a volume average particle size of 3-8 Microm and a ratio of Dv/Dn of the volume average particle size Dv to a number average particle size Dn of 1-1.4.