Patent ID: 8918039

Claim:
A cleaning device comprising: a first cleaning roller contacting a member to be cleaned, configured to rotate, configured to separate any matter to be removed that is stuck on the member, and configured to cause the matter to adhere to the first cleaning roller, the member to be cleaned rotating or circulating, the first cleaning roller having an elastic peripheral surface; and a second cleaning roller comprising a peripheral surface, hardness of the second metallic cleaning roller being higher than hardness of the first cleaning roller, the second cleaning roller configured to push the first cleaning roller and configured to rotate while causing the first cleaning roller to be elastically recessed, configured to separate the matter to be removed that is disposed on the first cleaning roller from the first cleaning roller and configured to cause the matter to be removed to adhere to the second cleaning roller, wherein the peripheral surface of the second cleaning roller is configured to hold the matter removed from the member for at least one full rotation of the second cleaning roller, and wherein the second cleaning roller is a metallic roller subjected to blasting.