Patent ID: 9436115
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A charging apparatus, comprising: a charging member as a member to be cleaned that is driven to be rotated by a rotating image holding member and charges the image holding member; and a cleaning member that is driven to be rotated by the rotating charging member and cleans the charging member, the cleaning member comprising: a shaft material that rotates about an axial center; and a cleaning material that is spirally wound around the shaft material, is driven to be rotated by a rotating member to be cleaned, cleans the member to be cleaned, and has the number of windings which is equal to or greater than 1 and less than 2 in a cleaning area where the member to be cleaned is cleaned, the cleaning material having a thickness and coupled to a surface of the shaft material and extending above the surface.