Cleaning device for photoconductive element of electrophotographic copier or the like

A cleaning device for removing a developer remaining on a flat surface of a recording element comprising:

• rotary cleaning means for removing the residual developer in contact with the surface of the recording element;
• pressing contact means for causing the recording element to pressingly contact the cleaning means;
• urging means for urging the pressing contact means toward the cleaning means;
• the cleaning means comprising a cleaning sleeve having a length which is substantially equal to an effective width of the recording element, and magnets arranged in said cleaning sleeve;
• the urging means comprising first magnetic attraction means for effecting magnetic attraction in cooperation with the magnets of the cleaning means;
• the pressing contact means comprising a flat soft member having a length which is substantially equal to a width of the cleaning sleeve, the first magnetic attraction means comprising a first flat magnetic member having a length which is substantially common to the width of the cleaning sleeve;
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• pressure force magnifying means for magnifying a pressure force acting between the cleaning means and the recording element in transversely opposite end portions of the recording element.