Cleaning device and image forming apparatus using same

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• at least one image holding unit capable of holding an image formed using an image forming material;
• a transfer unit configured to transfer the image held by the image holding unit to a transfer medium;
• a first cleaning unit configured to remove a residue on the image holding unit;
• a second cleaning unit configured to clean a surface of the image holding unit after cleaning by the first cleaning unit;
• and
• a notification unit configured to notify the second cleaning unit of a cleaning time,
• wherein the second cleaning unit comprises:
• a cleaning tool that is movable along an intersecting direction intersecting with a moving direction of the image holding unit and cleans the surface of the image holding unit if the cleaning tool is placed in a contact position where the cleaning tool is in contact with the surface of the image holding unit;
• and
• a guide configured to guide the cleaning tool so that the cleaning tool moves from a non-contact position, where the cleaning tool is not in contact with the image holding unit, to the contact position for cleaning the surface of the image holding unit,
• wherein the image forming apparatus is configured such that, if the image holding unit is moved, the cleaning tool placed in the contact position cleans the surface of the image holding unit.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• at least one image holding unit capable of holding an image formed using an image forming material;
• a transfer unit configured to transfer the image held by the image holding unit to a transfer medium;
• a first cleaning unit configured to remove a residue on the image holding unit;
• a second cleaning unit configured to clean a surface of the image holding unit after cleaning by the first cleaning unit;
• and
• a notification unit configured to notify the second cleaning unit of a cleaning time,
• wherein the second cleaning unit comprises:
• a cleaning tool that is movable along an intersecting direction intersecting with a moving direction of the image holding unit and cleans the surface of the image holding unit if the cleaning tool is placed in a contact position where the cleaning tool is in contact with the surface of the image holding unit;
• a guide configured to guide the cleaning tool so that the cleaning tool moves from a non-contact position, where the cleaning tool is not in contact with the image holding unit, to the contact position for cleaning the surface of the image holding unit;
• and
• a position detection unit configured to determine whether or not the cleaning tool is placed in the contact position,
• wherein the cleaning tool is configured such that, if the position detection unit detects that the cleaning tool is placed in the contact position, the cleaning tool placed in the contact position cleans a moving surface of the image holding unit.