| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent cleaning failure caused by a cleaning member curling up due to frictional force between a rotating or moving image carrier and itself, in the case of bringing the edge of the cleaning member facing upstream in the direction of the movement of the image carrier into contact with the surface of the image carrier in the direction of the width of the image carrier, thereby removing toner remaining on the surface of the image carrier. SOLUTION: In the cleaner for removing toner from the surface of the image carrier by rotating the tubular image carrier 10 and by bringing the edge of the plate-like cleaning member 61 facing upstream in the direction of the rotation of the image carrier into contact with the surface of the image carrier in the direction of the width of the image carrier, butting members 12 that do not rotate together with the image carrier are provided on both sides of the image carrier in the direction of its width, and the edge of the cleaning member 61 is brought into contact with the surface of the image carrier 10 and the butting members 12, provided on both the sides of the image carrier in the direction of its width, as well.
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