Patent ID: 9081353
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cleaner comprising: a cleaning blade having an edge configured to contact a surface of a member to be cleaned while moving relative to the member to clean the surface of the member, wherein the cleaning blade includes: the edge; and a first side surface; and a second side surface, wherein the edge is disposed between the first and second side surfaces, and is deformed to create a deformed edge so that portions of the first and second side surfaces contact the surface of the member at a same time and to avoid a formation of a wedge-shaped portion, and wherein when the cleaning blade is not in contact with the surface of the member to be cleaned, the first side surface is opposed to the surface of the member to be cleaned, and when the cleaning blade is in contact with the surface of the member to be cleaned, the edge, and the first and second side surfaces of the cleaning blade contact the surface of the member to be cleaned.