Patent ID: 9645543
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A cleaning device for cleaning an image bearing member for bearing an image, comprising: a cleaning member including a cleaning blade for removing a developer on the image bearing member and a supporting plate for supporting said cleaning blade; a frame for supporting said cleaning blade and for collecting the developer scraped off by said cleaning blade; first and second fixing portions, provided on said frame, for fixing said supporting plate in one end side and the other end side with respect to a longitudinal direction of said cleaning blade; a recessed portion provided on said frame at a position between said first and second fixing portions with respect to the longitudinal direction and recessed more than said first and second fixing portions in a direction away from said supporting plate; a sealing material, applied onto said recessed portion within a range of said first and second fixing portions with respect to a widthwise direction of said first and second fixing portions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, for sealing between said supporting plate fixed on said first and second fixing portions and said recessed portion; and an object sealing portion, provided on said collecting container at a portion opposing each end portion of the image bearing member with respect to the longitudinal direction, for sealing between the image bearing member and said collecting container, wherein said sealing material is applied and extended at least to a position of contact with said object sealing portion, and wherein with respect to the widthwise direction of said first and second fixing portions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, said sealing material is disposed more at a side where said first and second fixing portions are provided than at a side where the object sealing portion is provided, and includes a contact portion contacting said object sealing portion.