Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYoshiki HOZUMI
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Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a seal, a conveyor, a stirrer, and a contact stopper. The cleaning member contacts a target surface of a target moving in a first direction at a first position and removes foreign substances from the target surface to clean the target surface. The seal contacts the target surface at a second position upstream from the first position in the first direction. The conveyor conveys the foreign substances outside the cleaning device. The stirrer stirs the foreign substances removed from the target surface. The contact stopper is disposed between the stirrer and the target surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction to restrict contact between the stirrer and the target surface.
Claims12
A cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning member to:
- contact a target surface of a target moving in a first direction at a first position;
- and
- remove foreign substances from the target surface to clean the target surface;
- a seal contacting the target surface at a second position upstream from the first position in the first direction;
- a conveyor to convey the foreign substances outside the cleaning device;
- a stirrer to stir the foreign substances removed from the target surface;
- and
- a contact stopper disposed between the stirrer and the target surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction to restrict contact between the stirrer and the target surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.