| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of an irregular drive and to permit compactness of the structure. <P>SOLUTION: The cleaning device 100 of a printer 200 is provided with a pair of arm members 111 each having one end portion pivotable around a support shaft 112, a cleaning roller 110 rotatably supported between the front end portions of the arm member 111 through a shaft 113, helical compression springs 115 for urging the arm members 111 so as to bring the cleaning roller 110 into contact under pressure with the surface of a photoconductor drum 201, a drive gear 201a of the photoconductor drum 201, and a driven gear 114 of the cleaning roller 110 in mesh with the drive gear 201a. Each of the arm members 111 is disposed axially outwardly of the photoconductor drum 201. The center O of the support shaft 112 of each of the arm members 111 is disposed on an extension of a line of action L1 passing the point of engagement P between the drive gear 201a and the driven gear 114. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |
