Patent ID: 11934138
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
a belt configured to bear a toner image;
a rotary member configured to rotate integrally with the belt, the belt being wound around the rotary member;
a bearing configured to rotatably support the rotary member;
a cleaning unit including:
a blade configured to come into contact with a surface of the belt and collect an adhering matter adhered onto the surface; and
a holding member configured to hold the blade;

an urging member configured to urge the holding member such that the blade approaches the surface of the belt; and
a support member configured from a single member and including a first supporting portion, a second supporting portion, and a third supporting portion, the first supporting portion rotatably supporting the belt via the bearing and the rotary member, the second supporting portion pivotably supporting the cleaning unit, the third supporting portion supporting the urging member.