Patent ID: 7907867

Claim:
A cleaning device for cleaning a transfer body in an image forming apparatus, comprising: a cleaning blade having a first end that is brought into pressure contact with the transfer body; and a cleaning member which is placed downstream from the cleaning blade with respect to a moving direction of the transfer body and having a first end that is brought into pressure contact with the transfer body, a support for the cleaning member, the cleaning member support holding a second end of the cleaning member, wherein the second end is distal from the transfer body, the support for the cleaning member being pivotable about a rotation point, wherein the support for the cleaning member is rotatably biased away from the cleaning blade and toward the transfer body, wherein the support for the cleaning member is mounted on the cleaning blade, wherein the cleaning blade is supported for rotation about a supporting point so that the cleaning blade moves together with the cleaning member to and from the transfer body, and wherein the cleaning blade and the cleaning member are biased toward the transfer body about the supporting point.