Patent ID: 6701123
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A cleaning device for cleaning a toner from a surface of a cylindrical latent image carrier driven to rotate, comprising:a cleaning blade arranged so that a tip edge portion on a first surface of the cleaning blade contacts with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier; a supporting member for supporting the cleaning blade, and for urging the cleaning blade to contact with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier, the supporting member having a first surface facing a second surface opposite to the first surface of the cleaning blade; and a laminar vibration-damping member interposed between the cleaning blade and the support member, and extending beyond the support member onto the second surface of the cleaning blade; wherein, the second surface at a base end portion, which is in far side of the tip end portion, of the cleaning blade is fixed to the surface of the supporting member via the laminar vibration-damping member; wherein, at a tip end portion of the vibration-damping member, which is an extended portion beyond the supporting member onto the second surface of the cleaning blade, a plurality of slits are formed so that a plurality of tab portions are formed to be arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical latent image carrier.