Cleaning member for photosensitive drum

#This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-216700 filed Jul. 27, 2005. The entire content of this priority application is incorporated herein by reference.

#The disclosure relates to a cleaning member that contacts against a photosensitive member used in an electrophotographic process. In particular, the invention relates to a cleaning member for removing a paper dust adhered to the photosensitive member. Furthermore, the invention relates to a photosensitive member cartridge and an image forming apparatus that have the cleaning member.

#For example, a laser printer employs the electrophotographic process. In the electrophotographic process, a process of charging a rotating photosensitive member, a process of exposing the photosensitive member, a process of adhering a developer to an exposed region or an unexposed region of the photosensitive member and a process of transferring the developer adhered to the photosensitive member on a printing sheet are performed.

#Illustrative aspects in accordance with the invention will be described in detail with reference to the following figures wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a laser printer according to an aspect of the invention;

#FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a process cartridge;

#A cleaning member according to some aspects of the invention will be described while referring to the accompanying drawings wherein like parts and components are designated by the same reference numerals to avoid duplicating description.

#FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a laser printer 10 according to one aspect of the invention.

#In the following description, the expressions “front”, “rear”, “upper”, “lower”, “right”, and “left” are used to define the various parts when the printer 10 is disposed in an orientation in which it is intended to be used as shown in FIG. 1.