Cleaning apparatus having an upper housing with varied...

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2011-05-03

2011-05-03

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Having handling of removed material

C399S358000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07937037

ABSTRACT:
A cleaning apparatus include a cleaning member to remove a waste toner remaining in a photoconductive medium and a housing to support the cleaning member, including a waste toner admission portion to provide a transfer path of the waste toner removed by the cleaning member, and a waste toner collecting portion to store the waste toner. The housing has a first thickness corresponding to the waste toner admission portion and a second thickness corresponding to the waste toner collecting portion so that the first thickness is smaller than the second thickness.

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