Patent ID: 6393250
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a toner from a photosensitive member on which a toner image is borne, wherein the photosensitive member has a charge transport layer interspersed with fluororesin on a surface thereof, the toner is a polymeric toner and has a shape coefficient SF1 of 100 to 120 and a shape coefficient SF2 of 100 to 120, said cleaning apparatus comprising:an elastic blade to be brought into contact with a surface of said photosensitive member to remove the toner from the surface of said photosensitive member, said elastic blade having a JIS A hardness of 63Â° to 73Â° and being urged against the surface of said photosensitive member with a line pressure of 55 to 95 gÂ·f/cm, said elastic blade being formed so that a thickness of a portion, supported by a support member, of said elastic blade is larger than a thickness of a free end of said elastic blade.