Cleaning apparatus with a member to prevent peeling of a guide member, and a process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the same

A process cartridge mountable within an image forming system, said process cartridge comprising:

• an image bearing member;
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• a cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning means abutted against said image bearing member for removing adhered matter from said image bearing member, a receiving means for receiving the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means, a guide member for directing the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said receiving means, an adhesive member for adhering said guide member to said receiving means, and an end seal member provided on said guide member from a side of an end portion to a back surface of said guide member, wherein said adhesive member for adhering said guide member to said receiving means protrudes from a longitudinal end edge of said guide member.

An image forming apparatus within which a process cartridge can be mounted and adapted to form an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

• mounting means for mounting a process cartridge comprising an image bearing member and a cleaning mechanism including cleaning means abutted against said image bearing member for removing adhered matter from said image bearing member, receiving means for receiving the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means, a guide member for directing the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said receiving means, an adhesive member for adhering said guide member to said receiving means, and an end seal member provided on said guide member from a side of an end portion to a back surface of said guide member, wherein said adhesive member for adhering said guide member to said receiving means protrudes from a longitudinal end edge of said guide member;
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• convey means for conveying the recording medium.

A process cartridge mountable within an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising:

• an image bearing member;
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• a cleaning apparatus including cleaning means for removing residual toner from said image bearing member, a toner containing container opposed to said image bearing member and adapted to receive the toner removed from said image bearing member, a guide member adhered to said toner containing container and adapted to direct the toner removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said toner containing container, an end seal member provided on said guide member from Side of an end portion to a back surface of said guide member, and a peel preventing member adhered to said guide member and to said toner containing container.

An image forming apparatus within which a process cartridge can be mounted and adapted to form an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

• mounting means for mounting a process cartridge comprising an image bearing member, and a cleaning apparatus including cleaning means for removing residual toner from said image bearing member, a toner containing container opposed to said image bearing member and adapted to receive the toner removed from said image bearing member, a guide member adhered to said toner containing container and adapted to direct the toner removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said toner containing container, an end seal member provided on said guide member from a side of an end portion to a back surface of said guide member, and a peel preventing member adhered to said guide member and to said toner containing container;
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• convey means for conveying the recording medium.

A process cartridge mountable within an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising:

• an image bearing member;
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• a cleaning apparatus including cleaning means abutted against said image bearing member for removing adhered matter from said image bearing member, receiving means for receiving the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means, a guide member adhered to said receiving means and adapted to direct the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said receiving means, and an end seal member provided on said guide member from an end to a back surface of said guide member, wherein said end seal member has a cut-out portion extending along an end of said guide member.

An image forming apparatus within which a process cartridge can be mounted and adapted to form an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

• mounting means for mounting a process cartridge comprising an image bearing member and a cleaning apparatus including cleaning means abutted against said image bearing member for removing adhered matter from said image bearing member, receiving means for receiving the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means, a guide member adhered to said receiving means and adapted to direct the adhered matter removed from said image bearing member by said cleaning means to said receiving means, and an end seal member provided on said guide member from a side of an end portion to a back surface of said guide member, wherein said end seal member has a cut-out portion extending along an end of said guide member;
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• convey means for conveying the recording medium.

A process cartridge mountable within an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising:

• an image bearing member;
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• cleaning means for acting on said image bearing member to remove toner from said image bearing member, said cleaning means including a cleaning member for removing the toner from said image bearing member, receiving means for receiving the toner removed by said cleaning member, a guide sheet member provided on said receiving means for guiding the toner removed by said cleaning member to said receiving means, one longitudinal edge of said guide sheet member being abutted against said image bearing member, and peel preventing means overlapping said receiving means and said guide sheet member, for preventing a longitudinal end of said guide sheet member from peeling off from said receiving means.

An image forming apparatus within which a process cartridge can be mounted and adapted to form an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

• mounting means for mounting a process cartridge comprising an image bearing member and cleaning means for cleaning toner from said image bearing member, said cleaning means including a cleaning member for removing the toner from said image bearing member, receiving means for receiving the toner removed by said cleaning member, a guide sheet member provided on said receiving means for guiding the toner removed by said cleaning member to said receiving means, one longitudinal edge of said guide sheet member being abutted against said image bearing member, and peel preventing means overlapping said receiving means and said guide sheet member, for preventing a longitudinal end of said guide sheet member from peeling off from said receiving means;
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• convey means for conveying the recording medium.

A process cartridge removably mounted onto a main body of an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising:

• a photosensitive member;
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• a cleaning device for removing toner on said photosensitive member, said cleaning device including toner receiving means for receiving the toner removed from said photosensitive member by said cleaning device, and a sheet member for introducing the toner removed from said photosensitive member by said cleaning device to said toner receiving means, one side of said sheet member being adhered to said toner receiving means and the other side of said sheet member in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction thereof being abutted onto said photosensitive member, the one side of said sheet member being longer than the other side of said sheet member in the longitudinal direction thereof.

An image forming apparatus onto which a process cartridge is removably mounted for forming an image on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:

• mounting means for removably mounting said process cartridge including a photosensitive member, a cleaning device for removing toner on said photosensitive member, said cleaning device including toner receiving means for receiving the toner removed from said photosensitive member by said cleaning device, and a sheet member for introducing the toner removed from said photosensitive member by said cleaning device to said toner receiving means, one side of said sheet member being adhered to said toner receiving means, and the other side of said sheet member in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction thereof being abutted onto said photosensitive member, the one side of said sheet member being longer than the other side of said sheet member in the Longitudinal direction thereof;
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• convey means for conveying the recording medium.

A cleaning apparatus for removing toner remaining on a photosensitive member, said apparatus comprising:

• a cleaning member for removing toner on the photosensitive member;
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• a sheet member for guiding the toner removed by said cleaning member away from the photosensitive member and towards toner receiving means, one side of said sheet member being adapted to be adhered to the toner receiving means, and the other side of said sheet member in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction thereof being adapted to be abutted onto the photosensitive member, the one side of said sheet member being longer than the other side of said sheet member in the longitudinal direction thereof.