Patent ID: 8781386

Claim:
A paper particle removing device for an image formation device, comprising: a paper particle removing roller having a rotational axis and configured to contact a printing sheet to capture paper particles on the printing sheet, wherein the paper particle removing roller is configured to contact the printing sheet at a first location with respect to the rotational axis; a scraping member arranged adjacent to the paper particle removing roller and configured to contact the paper particle removing roller to scrape the paper particles retained on the paper particle removing roller, wherein the scraping member is configured to contact the paper particle removing roller at a second location with respect to the rotational axis, wherein the second location is approximately 180° downstream of the first location; a paper particle container arranged on a scraping member side with respect to a position where the scraping member contacts the paper particle removing roller, and configured to collect the paper particles scraped by the scraping member; and a negatively-charged member separated from the paper particle removing roller and arranged on the scraping member side with respect to a position where the paper particle removing roller contacts the scraping member and having a relative tendency in a triboelectric series to be negatively charged relative to the paper particles, the negatively-charged member inducing the paper particles scraped by the scraping member toward the paper particle container.