Cleaning device

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1998-03-19

1999-03-30

Grimley, Arthur T.

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Having handling of removed material

399360, G03G 2110

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058900489

ABSTRACT:
A cleaning device for cleaning residual toner on a toner image carrier. The cleaning device includes a blade that comes into contact with the toner image carrier at an acute angle with respect to an immediate downstream portion of the toner image carrier at a toner removal area where the blade scrapes off residual toner from the toner image carrier. A collecting device moves in a direction opposite the direction of movement of the toner image carrier at the toner removal area and collects the residual toner scraped off by the blade member.

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