Cleaning unit and image forming device

Details Cleaning unit and image forming device Cleaning unit and image forming device

2006-09-26

2008-11-04

Gleitz, Ryan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Cleaning of imaging surface

Removing liquid developer

Reexamination Certificate

active

07447476

ABSTRACT:
A cleaning unit includes a traveling belt and a belt cleaning member. The traveling belt is formed in a loop and travels via the vicinity of the contact point between an image support member and an image support member cleaning member, and comes into contact with liquid developer stored in the cleaning unit. The belt cleaning member is in contact with the traveling belt and arranged in a position downstream of the contact point between the traveling belt and liquid developer stored in the cleaning unit, and upstream of the point at which the traveling belt passes the vicinity of the contact point between the image support member and the image support member cleaning member in the traveling direction of the traveling belt. The belt cleaning member is configured to remove liquid developer attached to the traveling belt.

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