Patent ID: 7587164

Claim:
A cleaning device comprising: a first cleaning member that includes a surface layer formed by a cloth made of conductive fibers, contacts an image carrier holding an image and cleans the image carrier with a predetermined voltage applied to the first cleaning member; wherein the first cleaning member rotates in the opposite direction from the image carrier; a second cleaning member that contacts the image carrier and cleans the image carrier with a predetermined voltage applied to the second cleaning member; a first collection member that contacts the first and second cleaning members and collects adhering substances from the first and second cleaning member with a predetermined voltage applied to the first collection member; and a second collection member that contacts the second cleaning member and collects adhering substances from the second cleaning member with a predetermined voltage applied to the second collection member, wherein the cloth forming the surface layer of the first cleaning member and made of the conductive fibers is selected from the group consisting of a cloth into which the conductive fibers are knitted, a cloth into which the conductive fibers are woven and a nonwoven cloth which is made of the conductive fibers.