Cleaning apparatus which includes cleaning member, supporting portion and reinforcing member

A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image bearing member;
• a cleaning member for removing residual toner from the image bearing member, wherein said cleaning member includes a contact portion contacting said image bearing member and a base portion supporting said contact portion;
• a supporting portion for supporting said cleaning member, said supporting portion being of a material different from that of said cleaning member;
• a reinforcing member,
• wherein said reinforcing member is mounted to said supporting portion at a position opposed to a mounting position where said base portion is mounted to said supporting portion or outside the mounting position,
• wherein said base portion is mounted to said supporting portion, and
• wherein said reinforcing member and said cleaning member sandwiches said supporting portion.

A cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a cleaning member for removing residual toner from an image bearing member;
• a housing having a mounting portion to which said cleaning member is mounted;
• and
• a reinforcing member mounted to said housing such that said mounting portion is interposed between said reinforcing member and said cleaning member.