Patent ID: 8165516

Claim:
A cleaning device for cleaning a toner image forming surface of a rotating image bearing member, comprising: a cleaning member for cleaning the image forming surface, the cleaning member having a first length in a width direction which is perpendicular to a rotational direction of the image bearing member, and being capable of coming in contact with and separating from the image forming surface; a solid lubricating member that gives a lubricity to the image forming surface through the cleaning member, the solid lubricating member having a second length in the width direction which is shorter than the first length; a retaining member that fixedly retains the solid lubricating member; and a mechanism that changes the cleaning member between a first posture where the cleaning member is away from the image forming surface, and a second posture where the cleaning member is contacted with the image forming surface, wherein the cleaning member is not contacted with the solid lubricating member when the cleaning member is in the first posture, and the cleaning member is contacted with the solid lubricating member when the cleaning member is in the second posture.