| US 7,493,075 B2 | ||
| Cleaning device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus | ||
| Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa (Japan); Takuji Yoneda, Tokyo (Japan); Toshio Koike, Kanagawa (Japan); Masato Yanagida, Tokyo (Japan); Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa (Japan); Hiroyuki Nagashima, Kanagawa (Japan); Atsuhsi Sampe, Kanagawa (Japan); Eisaku Murakami, Tokyo (Japan); Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa (Japan); Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa (Japan); and Masami Tomita, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/685,660. | ||
| Application 11/685660 is a division of application No. 10/836264, filed on May 03, 2004, granted, now 7,228,099. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-132989 (JP), filed on May 12, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0154246 A1, Jul. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—346 | 15 Claims |
| 1. A cleaning device for cleaning a photoconductor member, comprising:
a cleaning blade configured to remove toner attached onto a surface of the photoconductive member;
a lubricant applying device including a brush roller and a solid lubricant, the brush roller being positioned below the solid
lubricant in a vertical direction perpendicular to ground, the lubricant applying device being configured to apply some of
the solid lubricant onto the surface of the photoconductive member; and
a toner transporting device configured to transport the toner removed from the photoconductive member,
wherein a portion of the toner transporting device is positioned directly below a portion of the lubricant applying device
including at least the solid lubricant in the vertical direction perpendicular to the ground.
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