Cleaning apparatus having a cleaning member, a cleaning frame, and a connecting portion connecting both end surfaces of the frame

A cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a cleaning member configured and positioned to clean off toner from an image bearing member;
• a support member configured and positioned to support said cleaning member;
• a receiving portion configured and positioned to receive the toner cleaned off by said cleaning member, said receiving portion including a cleaning frame having two end surfaces and a deep side;
• and
• a connecting portion configured and positioned to connect said two end surfaces of said cleaning frame in a longitudinal direction of said cleaning member,
• wherein said support member is provided with a bent portion bent toward the deep side of said cleaning frame, and said connecting portion is located above an extension plane extending from said bent portion toward the deep side and within said receiving portion.