Cleaning device, collecting member, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorMasayoshi Nakao
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Abstract
A cleaning device includes a cleaning member and a collecting member. The cleaning member rotates while being in contact with a member to be cleaned that rotates or circulates, so that an object attached to the member to be cleaned is transferred to the cleaning member. The collecting member is made of a porous material having plural pores that are connected to each other, the collecting member rotating while being in contact with a surface of the cleaning member so that the object that has been transferred to the cleaning member is collected in the pores.
Claims16
A cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning member that rotates while being in contact with a member to be cleaned that rotates or circulates, so that an object attached to the member to be cleaned is transferred to the cleaning member;
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- a collecting member that is made of a porous material having a plurality of pores that are connected to each other, the collecting member rotating while being in contact with a surface of the cleaning member so that the object that has been transferred to the cleaning member is collected in the pores.
A collecting member comprising:
- a support member that rotates or circulates;
- and
- a porous layer that is provided at an outer periphery of the support member and includes a plurality of pores that are connected to each other, the porous layer rotating or circulating with the support member, and being in contact with a member that rotates or circulates and from which an object is to be collected, so that the object, which is attached to the member, is collected in the pores.
A fixing device comprising:
- a pair of fixing members that rotate or circulate while being in contact with each other and that apply heat and pressure to a recording medium, on which a toner image is formed, while sandwiching the recording medium, so that the toner image is fixed to the recording medium;
- a cleaning member that rotates while being in contact with at least one of the fixing members, so that an object attached to the at least one of the fixing members is transferred to the cleaning member;
- and
- a collecting member that is made of a porous material having a plurality of pores that are connected to each other, the collecting member rotating while being in contact with a surface of the cleaning member so that the object that has been transferred to the cleaning member is collected in the pores.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a toner-image forming unit that forms a toner image;
- a transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto a recording medium;
- a pair of fixing members that rotate or circulate while being in contact with each other and that apply heat and pressure to the recording medium, onto which the toner image has been transferred, while sandwiching the recording medium, so that the toner image is fixed to the recording medium;
- a cleaning member that rotates while being in contact with at least one of the fixing members, so that an object attached to the at least one of the fixing members is transferred to the cleaning member;
- and
- a collecting member that is made of a porous material having a plurality of pores that are connected to each other, the collecting member rotating while being in contact with a surface of the cleaning member so that the object that has been transferred to the cleaning member is collected in the pores.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.