Patent ID: 7693446
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cleaning apparatus for removing toner from a circulation mechanism having a circulating surface that circulates in a two-dimensional manner around one pivotal shaft or two or more pivotal shafts parallel to each other in a housing, the toner attaching to the circulating surface, the cleaning apparatus comprising: a stripper blade having a substantially plate-shape, the width direction of which is parallel to the pivotal shaft and the longitudinal direction of which is perpendicular to the pivotal shaft, one longitudinal end portion of the stripper blade abutting the circulating surface to strip the toner attached to the circulating surface; a securing section that is secured to the housing and secures the other longitudinal end portion of the stripper blade; and a counter-bending prevention member that is formed separately from the securing section and disposed on the stripper blade in the circulation direction of the circulating surface, the counter-bending prevention member on a side of the stripper blade facing the circulating surface, and the counter-bending prevention member configured to prevent bending of the one end portion of the stripper blade on the downstream side in the circulation direction of the circulating surface.