Patent ID: 6701122
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A cleaning device comprising:a housing disposed above a photoconductor drum and having an opening portion open downward toward a circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum; a cleaning blade disposed in the housing so as to be located in the opening portion downstream in a direction of rotation of the photoconductor drum; and a cleaning roller disposed in the housing so as to be located in the opening portion upstream from the cleaning blade in the direction of rotation of the photoconductor drum, and wherein, in the housing, toner outletting spiral means for letting out a toner recovered into the housing is disposed above the cleaning blade; a partition wall is disposed between the cleaning blade and the toner outletting spiral means; and a toner movement space for moving the toner recovered into the housing is formed between a front end of the partition wall and a circumferential surface of the cleaning roller.