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US8977183B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977183-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313778613-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A cleaning device includes a case, a rotating member, a sheet member, and a cover member. The rotating member includes a peripheral face which comes into contact with the cylindrical face of an image carrier, is rotatively driven in a same direction as the image carrier at a contact position, and recovers a toner which has attached on the image carrier. The sheet member extends toward a direction approaching a straight line that connects the rotating axis of the image carrier and the contact position of the rotating member, and includes a leading end which comes into contact with the cylindrical face. The cover member is provided in the case so as to cover an upside of the sheet member, extends toward the direction approaching the straight line, and reaches a position above the leading end of the sheet member.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A cleaning device which is disposed above an image carrier including a rotating axis, and a cylindrical face rotating in one direction around the rotating axis and carrying a toner image, and which cleans the cylindrical face, the cleaning device comprising: a case; a rotating member provided in the case and including a peripheral face that comes into contact with the cylindrical face above the rotating axis in a cross section view that is orthogonal…
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- What does patent US8977183B2 cover?
- A cleaning device includes a case, a rotating member, a sheet member, and a cover member. The rotating member includes a peripheral face which comes into contact with the cylindrical face of an image carrier, is rotatively driven in a same direction as the image carrier at a contact position, and recovers a toner which has attached on the image carrier. The sheet member extends toward a directi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/0005. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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