JP2013213959A - Cleaning device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning device capable of properly removing developer, a fixing device, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A cleaning device includes: a heating roller 410; a cleaning brush 440 that rotates in contact with the heating roller 410 to remove a developer attached to the heating roller 410; and a cleaning roller 450 that rotates in contact with the surface of the heating roller 410 and the surface of the cleaning brush 440 to remove a developer attached to the surface of the heating roller 410 and a developer attached to the surface of the cleaning brush 440.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning device, a fixing device, and an image forming apparatus.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a fixing unit that fixes a toner image on a recording medium while transporting the recording medium between a heating member and a pressure member, and a cleaning unit that removes toner attached to the pressure member. In the fixing device provided, the cleaning member of the cleaning unit is constituted by a take-up type web, and the surface of the web that is in contact with the pressure member side is wound on the web take-up shaft with the surface inward. A fixing device is disclosed in which a cleaning roller is brought into contact with the surface of the web taken up by the web take-up shaft.

  In Patent Document 2, a recording medium carrying an unfixed developer image is passed through a nip formed between a fixing body and a pressure body that are pressed against each other, and is heated on the recording medium by heating of a heating unit. In a fixing device that performs a fixing process, a first scraping body that scrapes off deposits mainly composed of a developer and adhered to the pressing body from the pressing body, and the first scraping body is attached to the pressing body from the pressing body. There is disclosed a fixing device comprising: a second scraping body that scrapes off a deposit adhered to the first scraping body by scraping off the kimono from the first scraping body.

JP 2009-37078 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-237803

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a cleaning device, a fixing device, and an image forming apparatus capable of satisfactorily removing a developer.

  The present invention according to claim 1 has a surface to which the developer adheres, the moving member on which the surface moves, and the developer that rotates to contact the moving member to clean the developer that has adhered to the moving member. The first cleaning member, the developer rotating on the surface of the moving member and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the developer adhering to the surface of the moving member and the surface of the first cleaning member And a second cleaning member for cleaning the developed developer.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is the cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the moving member, the first cleaning member, and the second cleaning member rotate in the same direction.

  The present invention according to claim 3 is the cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member are different from each other in material of a portion that contacts the moving member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member, a voltage having a polarity opposite to the polarity of the developer held by the moving member is applied to the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member. It is a cleaning apparatus of description.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heating member that rotates in contact with a developer image holding surface of a recording medium to heat the developer image held by the recording medium, and presses the recording medium against the heating member. A pressing member that rotates, rotates to contact the heating member, and contacts the first cleaning member that cleans the developer attached to the heating member, the surface of the heating member, and the surface of the first cleaning member And a second cleaning member that rotates the developer and adheres to the surface of the heating member and the developer that adheres to the surface of the first cleaning member.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image carrier that moves on the surface and holds a developer image on the surface, and a developer that rotates to contact the image carrier and adheres to the image carrier. A first cleaning member to be cleaned, a developer that rotates to contact the surface of the image carrier and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the first cleaning member that adheres to the surface of the image carrier And a second cleaning member for cleaning the developer attached to the surface of the image forming apparatus.

  The present invention according to claim 7 rotates in a state in which the developer image forming portion that forms the developer image and the surface that holds the developer image formed by the developer image forming portion of the recording medium are in contact with each other, A heating member that heats the developer image held by the recording medium, a pressing member that presses the recording medium against the heating member, and a rotation member that rotates to contact the heating member to clean the developer attached to the heating member. The first cleaning member, the developer that rotates to contact the surface of the heating member and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the developer that adheres to the surface of the heating member and the surface of the first cleaning member And a second cleaning member that cleans the developed developer.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the developer image forming section includes an image carrier that holds a developer image, and the developer transport used for transporting the developer removed from the front image carrier. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a path, wherein the developer removed from the first cleaning member and the developer removed from the second cleaning member are guided to the developer transport path. is there.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a cleaning device capable of satisfactorily removing the developer.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, cleaning that can remove the developer better than the case without the present configuration. An apparatus can be provided.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the developer can be removed better than in the case of not having this configuration. A cleaning device which can be provided can be provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the developer can be removed better than when the present configuration is not provided. A cleaning device that can be provided can be provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a fixing device capable of satisfactorily removing the developer.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, an image forming apparatus capable of satisfactorily removing the developer can be provided.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, an image forming apparatus capable of satisfactorily removing the developer can be provided.

  The present invention according to claim 8 provides an image forming apparatus capable of collecting the removed developer with a simple configuration in addition to the effects of the present invention according to claim 7. Can do.

1 is a diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention from the left side. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an image forming structure included in the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 from the left side. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a fixing device included in the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 from the left side. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a mechanism for transmitting drive to the fixing device shown in FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the modification of the image forming apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image forming apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention from the left side.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an image forming apparatus 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 10 includes an image forming apparatus main body 12, a developer image forming unit 100 that forms a developer image in the image forming apparatus main body 12, and a developer image formed by the developer image forming unit 100. A transfer device 200 that transfers the toner image onto the paper and the developer image forming unit 100, and a fixing device 400 that fixes the developer image transferred onto the paper by the transfer device 200 to the paper. A paper feeding device 300 used as a recording medium supply unit for supplying (recording medium) is provided.

  In the image forming apparatus main body 12, re-conveying is performed by reversing the sheet on which the developer image is formed on one side by the main conveying path 510 and the fixing device 400 and conveying the sheet again to the developer image forming unit 100. A reverse conveyance path 562 which is one of the elements constituting the device 560 is formed. Further, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a control circuit 600 that is used as a control unit, and the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body 12 is used as a discharge unit 14 that discharges paper. An operation panel 610 used as an operation unit for operating the image forming apparatus 10 is attached to, for example, the front side (right side in FIG. 1) of the image forming apparatus main body 12.

  The developer image forming unit 100 forms a color image, for example, and employs an electrophotographic system. The developer image forming unit 100 includes, for example, four image forming structures each including a cylindrical photosensitive drum 110Y, a photosensitive drum 110M, a photosensitive drum 110C, and a photosensitive drum 110K, which are used as an image carrier. A body 102Y, an image forming structure 102M, an image forming structure 102C, an image forming structure 102K, and a latent image forming device 160. Details of the image forming structure 102M, the image forming structure 102C, the image forming structure 102K, and the latent image forming device 160 will be described later.

  The developer image forming unit 100 forms, for example, a margin with a certain width around the edge of the sheet, and forms an image inside the margin, or forms a margin without forming a margin around the edge of the sheet. A developer image can also be formed on the entire surface. For example, when an image such as a photograph is formed, an image is often formed on the entire surface of the paper without forming a margin in the vicinity of the edge of the paper. For example, when an image mainly including characters is formed, In many cases, a margin is formed near the portion, and an image is formed inside the margin. Whether the developer image is formed so as to form a margin in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet or whether the developer image is formed so as not to form a margin on the sheet is controlled by the control circuit 600 according to the operation of the operator, for example. Determined by.

  The latent image forming device 160 includes, for example, a laser exposure device, and laser light corresponding to a yellow image is applied to the photoconductive drum 110Y, laser light corresponding to a magenta image is applied to the photoconductive drum 110M, and cyan light is applied to the photoconductive drum 110C. Laser light corresponding to the black image is emitted to the photosensitive drum 110K, and laser light corresponding to the black image is emitted to the photosensitive drum 110Y, the photosensitive drum 110M, the photosensitive drum 110C, and the photosensitive drum 110K, respectively. Form an image.

  The transfer device 200 includes a developer image composed of a yellow developer, a developer image composed of a magenta developer formed on each of the photoreceptor drum 110Y, the photoreceptor drum 110M, the photoreceptor drum 110C, and the photoreceptor drum 110K. A developer image composed of a cyan developer and a developer image composed of a black developer are transferred to a sheet. The transfer device 200 includes a sheet conveying member 202, a transfer roll 210Y, a transfer roll 210M, a transfer roll 210C, and a transfer roll 210K.

  The sheet conveying member 202 is, for example, a belt-like shape, for example, an endless shape, holds the sheet by, for example, electrostatic adsorption, and conveys the held sheet. The sheet conveying member 202 is supported by, for example, a support roll 204 and a support roll 206 which are two support rolls. At least one of the support roll 204 and the support roll 206 is used as a drive roller that transmits driving to the sheet conveying member 202, and transmits driving to the sheet conveying member 202. The sheet conveying member 202 is shown in FIG. Rotate in the direction of the arrow.

  The transfer roll 210Y, the transfer roll 210M, the transfer roll 210C, and the transfer roll 210K are, for example, inside the paper transport member 202, the photoconductor drum 110Y, the photoconductor drum 110M, the photoconductor drum 110C, and the photoconductor via the paper transport member 202. The drums 110K are arranged so as to face each other. Further, a transfer bias is applied to each of the transfer roll 210Y, the transfer roll 210M, the transfer roll 210C, and the transfer roll 210K, and is applied to the photoconductor drum 110Y, the photoconductor drum 110M, the photoconductor drum 110C, and the photoconductor drum 110K. The formed developer image is sequentially transferred onto the paper being conveyed by the paper conveying member 202, and the yellow developer image, the magenta developer image, the cyan developer image, and the black developer image are transferred onto the paper. A developer image is formed by superimposing the four color developer images.

  When the developer is transferred to the paper by the transfer device 200, if the developer image is formed so that an image is formed on the entire surface of the paper by the developer image forming unit 100, the development that originally forms the developer image is performed. The developer may adhere not only to the transfer surface of the paper at which the agent should be transferred, but also to the edge (thickness portion) of the paper. In this case, the developer easily adheres to a heating roll 410 (described later) of the fixing device 400 due to the developer or the like attached to the edge of the paper.

  The paper feeding device 300 supplies paper to the developer image forming unit 100. The paper feeding device 300 includes a first paper feeding device 310 and a second paper feeding device 330. The first paper feeding device 310 and the second paper feeding device 330 can store sheets having different thicknesses, sizes, etc., and the developer image forming unit 100 can store sheets having different thicknesses, sizes, etc. Can be supplied to. In the following description, the first paper feeding device 310 is often used when, for example, forming an image such as a photograph, and is thicker than the paper stored in the second paper feeding device 330 ( Hereinafter, the second paper feeding device 330 is often used for forming a character image, and the thick paper contained in the first paper feeding device 330 is stored in the second paper feeding device 330. An example in which a sheet having a smaller thickness (hereinafter referred to as “plain paper”) is stored will be described.

  The first paper feeder 310 includes a paper storage container 312. In the paper storage container 312, for example, paper such as thick paper is stored so as to be stacked, and the paper storage container 312 can be pulled out or removed from the image forming apparatus main body 12, for example, forward. . In addition, the first paper feeder 310 has a delivery roll 314 that delivers paper from the paper storage container 312.

  The second paper feeder 330 has a paper storage container 332. The paper storage container 332 stores, for example, sheets of plain paper or the like so that the paper storage container 332 can be pulled out or removed from the image forming apparatus main body 12, for example, to the front side. Yes. Further, the second paper feeding device 330 has a feed roll 334 that feeds paper from the paper storage container 332.

  The main conveyance path 510 is a conveyance path used when conveying a sheet so that the sheet is conveyed from the sheet feeding device 300 toward the transfer device 200 and discharged from the transfer device 200 to the discharge unit 14. Along the main conveyance path 510, in order from the upstream side in the sheet conveyance direction, the sheet feeding device 300, the resist roll 514, the developer image forming unit 100 and the transfer device 200, and the fixing device 400 described above. A discharge roll 518 is disposed.

  The resist roll 514 temporarily stops the movement of the leading edge of the sheet conveyed toward the developer image forming unit 100 and the transfer device 200 toward the developer image forming unit 100 and the transfer device 200, The movement of the leading end of the sheet toward the developer image forming unit 100 and the transfer device 200 is resumed so as to coincide with the timing at which the developer images are formed on the body drums 110Y, 110M, 110C, and 110K.

  The discharge roll 518 can switch the rotation direction, and discharges the paper conveyed from the fixing device 400 to the discharge unit 14 by rotating in one direction. The discharge roll 518 rotates in the other direction to pull in the sheet from the discharge unit 14 side into the image forming apparatus main body 12 and supply the sheet to the reverse conveyance path 562.

  The reverse conveyance path 562 is used for reversing the sheet on which the developer image is fixed on one side by the fixing device 400 and conveying the sheet again to the developer image forming unit 100, from the discharge roll 518 to the registration roll. The sheet is conveyed to the upstream side of 514. Further, for example, three reverse transfer rolls 564 are arranged along the reverse transfer path 562. A re-transport device 560 is configured by the reverse transport path 562 and, for example, three reverse transport rolls 564.

  When an image is formed on the other side of the paper on which the image is formed on one side, the discharge roll 518 inverts the paper with the discharge roll 518 in contact with the vicinity of the rear end of the paper on which the image is formed. The rotation in the direction of feeding to the conveyance path 562 is started, and by this rotation, the paper is supplied from the rear end side to the reverse conveyance path 562, and the supplied paper is upstream of the registration roll 514 by the three reverse conveyance rolls 564. Be transported.

In FIG. 2, an imaging structure 102 is shown.
Since the image forming structure 102Y, the image forming structure 102M, the image forming structure 102C, and the image forming structure 102K have the same configuration although the colors of the developer images to be formed are different, the image forming structure 102 will be described below. And will be described collectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming structure 102 includes an image forming structure main body 104, and the above-described photosensitive drum 110 and the photosensitive drum 110 are uniformly placed in the image forming structure main body 104. A charging device 114 for charging, a developing device 116 for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 110 by a latent image forming device 160 (see FIG. 1) using a developer, and a transfer device 200 (see FIG. 1). A cleaning device 118 is provided for cleaning the developer and the like remaining on the photosensitive drum 110 after the developer image is transferred.

  The image forming structure main body 104 is formed with a laser beam path 106 extending from one end portion in the horizontal direction to the vicinity of the other end portion, and the laser beam emitted from the latent image forming device 160 passes through the laser beam path 106. The photosensitive drum 110 is reached.

FIG. 3 shows the fixing device 400.
The fixing device 400 includes a heating roll 410 and a pressure roll 430 pressed against the heating roll 410, and heats the developer transferred onto the sheet at a contact portion between the heating roll 410 and the pressure roll 430. The developer image formed by the developer image forming unit 100 is fixed on the paper by applying pressure.

  The heating roll 410 has a surface to which the developer adheres, is used as a moving member that moves, and is in contact with the surface that holds the developer image formed by the developer image forming unit 100 of the paper. And the developer image held on the paper is heated. The heating roll 410 includes, for example, a cylindrical rotating member 412 and a heat source 414 disposed inside the rotating member 412. The rotating member 412 rotates in the direction of arrow a shown in FIG. 3 in response to drive transmission from a motor 464 (see FIG. 4) described later.

  The pressure roll 430 is used as a pressing member that presses the paper against the heating roll 410, and rotates together with the rotating member 412, for example.

  The fixing device 400 includes a cleaning brush 440. The cleaning brush 440 rotates so as to come into contact with the heating roll 410 and is used as a first cleaning member for cleaning the developer attached to the surface of the heating roll 410, and from a motor 464 (see FIG. 4) described later. Is rotated in the direction of arrow b shown in FIG. As the hair material of the cleaning brush 440, a hair material made of resin can be used. More specifically, for example, rayon, nylon, acetate, copper ammonia, vinylidene, vinylon, fluorinated ethylene, benzoate, polyurethane, A hair material made of polyester, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene or the like can be used.

  Here, the rotation direction of the cleaning brush 440 indicated by the arrow b is the same as the rotation direction of the heating roll 410 indicated by the arrow a. For this reason, in the position where the cleaning brush 440 and the heating roll 410 contact, the surface of the cleaning brush 440 and the surface of the heating roll 410 move in the opposite directions and rotate with a difference in peripheral speed. A voltage opposite to the polarity of development attached to the heating roll 410 may be applied to the cleaning brush 440.

  In addition, the fixing device 400 includes a cleaning roll 450. The cleaning roll 450 rotates so as to contact the surface of the heating roll 410 and the surface of the cleaning brush 440, and the second cleaning that cleans the developer attached to the surface of the heating roll 410 and the developer that has contacted the cleaning roll 450. It is used as a member and rotates in the direction of arrow c shown in FIG. 3 in response to drive transmission from a motor 464 (see FIG. 4) described later. As the cleaning roll 450, a roll whose surface material is made of, for example, rubber, sponge, metal or the like can be used. When a roll having a metal surface is used as the cleaning roll 450, a metal having an uneven surface is used.

  Here, the rotation direction of the cleaning roll 450 indicated by the arrow c is the same as the rotation direction of the heating roll 410 indicated by the arrow a, and the rotation of the cleaning brush 440 indicated by the arrow b. It is the same as the direction to do. For this reason, in the position where the cleaning roll 450 and the heating roll 410 contact, the surface of the cleaning roll 450 and the surface of the heating roll 410 move in the opposite direction, and rotate with a peripheral speed difference. Further, at the position where the cleaning roll 450 and the cleaning brush 440 contact each other, the surface of the cleaning roll 450 and the surface of the cleaning brush 440 move in opposite directions and rotate with a difference in peripheral speed. A voltage opposite to the polarity of development attached to the heating roll 410 may be applied to the cleaning roll 450.

  Further, the fixing device 400 includes a collection container 456 that collects the developer removed from the heating roll 410 by the cleaning brush 440 and the cleaning roll 450 so as to fall.

  As described above, the material of the bristle material that contacts the heating roll 410 of the cleaning brush 440 is resin or the like, the surface of the cleaning roll 450 is rubber, sponge, metal or the like, and the cleaning brush 440 and the cleaning roll 450 are The material of the part which contacts the heating roll 410 is different from each other.

FIG. 4 shows a drive transmission mechanism 460 that transmits drive to the fixing device 400.
As shown in FIG. 4, the drive transmission mechanism 460 has a gear G1. The gear G1 is attached to the rotating member 412 (see FIG. 3). Further, the drive from a motor 464 used as a drive source is transmitted to the gear G1 through a speed reduction mechanism 462 made of, for example, a gear train, and the gear G1 rotates in the direction of arrow a.

  Further, the drive transmission mechanism 460 has a gear G2. The gear G2 is attached to the cleaning brush 440 (see FIG. 3). Drive is transmitted from the gear G1 to the gear G2 via the gear G3, and the gear G2 rotates in the arrow b direction. Further, the drive transmission mechanism 460 has a gear G4. The gear G4 is attached to the cleaning roll 450 (see FIG. 3). Drive is transmitted from the gear G1 to the gear G4 via the gear G5, and the gear G4 rotates in the direction of the arrow c.

  In the fixing device 400 configured as described above, the heating roll 410 is cleaned by the cleaning brush 440. In addition, since the cleaning brush 440 is cleaned by the cleaning roller 450, deterioration due to the developer adhering to the cleaning brush 440 hardly occurs, and the heating roller 410 is poorly cleaned by the cleaning brush 440 due to deterioration of the cleaning brush 440. Is unlikely to occur. Further, even if there is a developer that is not removed from the surface of the heating roll 410 by the cleaning brush 440, the developer is removed from the surface of the heating roll 410 by the cleaning roll 450.

  FIG. 5 shows a main part of a modification of the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment described above, the developer removed from the heating roll 410 by the cleaning brush 440 and the cleaning roll 450 was collected so as to fall into the collection container 454. On the other hand, in this modification, the developer removed from the heating roll 410 by the cleaning brush 440 and the cleaning roll 450 is collected in the collection container 454 and further guided to the developer conveyance path 220. The developer transport path 220 is for transporting the developer removed from the photosensitive drum 110K by the cleaning device 118 to the collection container 456, and passes through the vicinity of the fixing device 400. Except for the portions described above, the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to this modification is the same as that of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment described above.

FIG. 6 shows an image forming apparatus 700 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment described above, the heating roller 410 is used as the first cleaning member, and the cleaning brush 440 is used as the second cleaning member, and the cleaning roller 450 is used as the second cleaning member. It was cleaned. On the other hand, in the image forming apparatus 700 according to the second embodiment, the photosensitive drum 110 is used as the first cleaning member and the cleaning brush 440 used as the first cleaning member. Cleaning is performed by the cleaning roll 450.

  In the second embodiment, the photosensitive drum 110 is used as an image holding member whose surface moves and holds a developer image on the surface, and rotates in the direction of arrow a as shown in FIG. . The cleaning brush 440 is disposed so as to contact the photosensitive drum 110 and rotates in the direction of arrow b. The cleaning roll 450 is disposed so as to come into contact with the photosensitive drum 110 and the cleaning brush 440, and rotates in the arrow c direction.

  Here, the direction in which the photosensitive drum 110 indicated by arrow a rotates, the direction in which the cleaning brush 440 indicated by arrow b rotates, and the direction in which the cleaning roll 450 indicated by arrow c rotates. Is the same. A voltage opposite to the polarity of the developer adhering to the photosensitive drum 110 may be applied to the cleaning brush 440 and the cleaning roll 450.

  Similar to the image forming apparatus 10, the image forming apparatus 700 includes a charging device 114, a latent image forming device 160, a developing device 116, a transfer roll 210, a fixing device 400, a paper feeding device 300, and a resist roll 514. And a discharge roll 518.

  As described above, the present invention can be used at least in an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a facsimile machine, and a copying machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Image forming apparatus 100 ... Developer image forming part 110 ... Photosensitive drum 400 ... Fixing device 410 ... Heating roll 412 ... Rotating member 414 ... Heat source 430 ... Pressure roll 440 ... Cleaning brush 450 ... Cleaning roll 454 ... Recovery container 456 ... Recovery container 460 ... Drive transmission mechanism

Claims (8)

A moving member having a surface to which the developer adheres, and the surface moving;
A first cleaning member that rotates to contact the moving member and cleans the developer attached to the moving member;
The developer rotates to contact the surface of the moving member and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the developer attached to the surface of the moving member and the developer attached to the surface of the first cleaning member are cleaned. Two cleaning members;
A cleaning device.   The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the moving member, the first cleaning member, and the second cleaning member rotate in the same direction.   The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member are different from each other in material of a portion in contact with the moving member.   The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a voltage having a polarity opposite to a polarity of a developer held by the moving member is applied to the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member. A heating member that rotates in contact with the surface holding the developer image of the recording medium and heats the developer image held by the recording medium;
A pressing member that presses the recording medium against the heating member;
A first cleaning member that rotates to contact the heating member and cleans the developer attached to the heating member;
The developer rotates to contact the surface of the heating member and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the developer attached to the surface of the heating member and the developer attached to the surface of the first cleaning member are cleaned. Two cleaning members;
A fixing device. An image carrier that moves on the surface and holds a developer image on the surface;
A first cleaning member that rotates to contact the image carrier and cleans the developer attached to the image carrier;
The developer rotates on the surface of the image carrier and the surface of the first cleaning member to clean the developer attached to the surface of the image carrier and the developer attached to the surface of the first cleaning member. A second cleaning member to
An image forming apparatus. A developer image forming section for forming a developer image;
A heating member that rotates in contact with the surface holding the developer image formed by the developer image forming portion of the recording medium and that heats the developer image held by the recording medium;
A pressing member that presses the recording medium against the heating member;
A first cleaning member that rotates to contact the heating member and cleans the developer attached to the heating member;
The developer rotates to contact the surface of the heating member and the surface of the first cleaning member, and the developer attached to the surface of the heating member and the developer attached to the surface of the first cleaning member are cleaned. Two cleaning members;
An image forming apparatus. The developer image forming unit has an image carrier that holds a developer image,
A developer transport path used to transport the developer removed from the front image carrier,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the developer removed from the first cleaning member and the developer removed from the second cleaning member are guided to the developer conveyance path.

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