Patent ID: 8718531

Claim:
A cleaner comprising: a plate-shaped cleaning member that includes a tip portion that comes into contact with an image carrier that carries an image on a surface thereof, and that removes and cleans developer adhered to the surface of the image carrier; a cleaning container which stores the developer removed by the cleaning member; a cleaning support that includes a cleaning supporting portion that supports a proximal end of the cleaning member, and a plate-shaped damped portion; a damping unit that includes a first damping body arranged in contact with one face of the plate-shaped damped portion, and a second damping body arranged in contact with the other face of the plate-shaped damped portion and that regulates vibration of the cleaning support; and a fixing member of the damping unit that includes a first fixing portion arranged to face one face of the plate-shaped damped portion with the first damping body interposed therebetween, and a second fixing portion arranged to face the other face of the plate-shaped damped portion with the second damping body interposed therebetween, and that is supported by the cleaning container, wherein the first fixing portion contacts one of the first and second damping body and the second fixing portion contacts the other of the first and second damping body.