Patent ID: 8280295

Claim:
A cleaning device that removes toner on a cleaning target, comprising: a cleaning member which includes a brush, the cleaning member having a surface capable of moving while contacting a surface of the cleaning target to remove toner having a given polarity on the surface of the cleaning target; a first power supply which supplies power to a core of the cleaning member in order to charge the cleaning member to attract toner from the cleaning target; a collection member having a surface capable of moving while contacting the surface of the cleaning member to collect the toner attached to the surface of the cleaning member; an electrical field generator configured to generate an electrical field to move the toner attached to the surface of the cleaning member from the cleaning member to the collection member at a contact portion between the cleaning member and the collection member; an electrode which contacts an outer surface of the cleaning member; a second power supply, connected to the electrode, which supplies power to the electrode in order to charge the cleaning member to a polarity opposite to the toner on the cleaning target; and a separation member disposed to contact the surface of the collection member to separate the toner attached to the surface of the collection member from the surface of the collection member.