Process cartridge and image-forming device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshinori Ito, Fumio Morita
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Abstract
A process cartridge includes: an image bearing body; a brush member; a brush holder member; and a tension imparting portion. The image bearing body bears an image on its surface. The brush member removes deposits adhered to the surface of the image bearing body. The brush holder member extends along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing body and holds the brush member. The tension imparting portion imparts tension to the brush holder member in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Claims18
A cartridge, comprising:
- an image bearing body that bears an image on its surface;
- a brush member that removes deposits adhered to the surface of the image bearing body;
- a brush holder member that extends along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing body and that holds the brush member;
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- a tension imparting portion that imparts tension to the brush holder member in the longitudinal direction thereof.
A drum cartridge, comprising:
- an image bearing drum that bears an image on its surface;
- a brush member that removes deposits adhered to the surface of the image bearing drum;
- a brush holder member that extends along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing drum and that holds the brush member;
- and
- a tension imparting portion that imparts tension to the brush holder member in the longitudinal direction thereof.
A process cartridge, comprising:
- a drum cartridge, including:
- an image bearing drum that bears an image on its surface;
- a brush member that removes deposits adhered to the surface of the image bearing drum;
- a brush holder member that extends along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing drum and that holds the brush member;
- and
- a tension imparting portion that imparts tension to the brush holder member in the longitudinal direction thereof;
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- a developing cartridge that is detachably attached to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge including a developing roller that supplies toner to the image bearing drum, thereby forming the image on the image bearing drum.
An image forming device, comprising:
- a cartridge, including:
- an image bearing body that bears an image on its surface;
- a brush member that removes deposits adhered to the surface of the image bearing body;
- a brush holder member that extends along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing body and that holds the brush member;
- and
- a tension imparting portion that imparts tension to the brush holder member in the longitudinal direction thereof;
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- a conveying device that conveys a recording medium to the image bearing body, the recording medium receiving the image transferred from the image bearing body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.