Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorTaichi Meguro
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorTaichi Meguro
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A cleaning device includes a pre-cleaning section and a first cleaning section. The pre-cleaning section includes a pre-cleaning roller and a pre-bias power source that applies a voltage having a polarity opposite to a regular charging polarity of toner to the pre-cleaning roller such that toner passing over the pre-cleaning roller is oppositely charged to the polarity opposite to the regular charging polarity. The first cleaning section includes a first cleaning roller and a first bias power source that applies a voltage having the polarity opposite to the regular charging polarity of toner to the first cleaning roller such that toner having the polarity identical to the regular charging polarity electrostatically attaches to the first cleaning roller from the transfer belt when a predetermined cleaning condition is satisfied.
A cleaning device comprising:
An image forming apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.