Patent ID: 8620199
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cleaning blade which is provided in a cleaning device that removes non-transferred toner remaining on an image carrier, comprising: a blade member in which an edge thereof is in contact with the image carrier over a longitudinal direction thereof; and a holder member that holds the blade member and has an L-shape in a cross-section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the holder member includes a supporting portion that cantilevers the blade member on a surface thereof such that the edge of the blade member protrudes toward the image carrier, and a bent portion that is connected to the supporting portion to form the L-shaped cross-section and is formed in such a manner that at least a lateral length at one end portion thereof in the longitudinal direction is shorter than a lateral length at a middle portion in the longitudinal direction.