Patent ID: 8306470

Claim:
A cleaning device comprising: a cleaning blade member that has a tip abutting a surface of an image carrier so as to remove a residue remaining on the surface of the image carrier; an attaching member that comprises a first attachment piece to which a base end of the cleaning blade member is attached, and a second attachment piece which is provided so as to intersect the first attachment piece at a predetermined angle; a housing attachment member to which one of the first attachment piece and the second attachment piece is fixed at both ends along a longitudinal direction thereof; and an external force exerting member that exerts an external force in a direction which intersects a surface of the other one of the first attachment piece and the second attachment piece, which is not fixed to the housing attachment member, wherein the external force exerting member is an elastic member that is provided to the attachment piece which is not fixed to the housing attachment member, and that is interposed, in a compressed state, between the housing attachment member and the attachment piece which is not fixed to the housing attachment member.