JP2013238892A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (14)

In the cleaning member that is attached to the fixed part and removes the developer from the surface of the object to be cleaned,
A blade portion that contacts the object to be cleaned in a counter direction with respect to the moving direction of the object to be cleaned;
A flexible curved support member that supports the blade part and is made of a metal leaf spring material, the blade part support part having the blade part provided on the tip side, and the fixing part A fixed segment, and a line segment connecting the fixed portion and the abutting portion, which is located between the blade portion supporting portion and the fixed portion, and is in contact with the cleaning target body. On the other hand, it has a bending apex located on the side away from the surface of the object to be cleaned, and the fixed part is disposed on the downstream side in the moving direction of the object to be cleaned with respect to the contact part. And a support member that supports the blade part only by the blade part support part,
A cleaning member.   The cleaning member according to claim 1, wherein when the object to be cleaned moves from a stationary state, the bending apex is movable in a direction away from the surface of the object to be cleaned.   The cleaning member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a region extending from the bending apex to the tip end side has a reinforcing portion for increasing strength against bending stress.   The cleaning member according to claim 3, wherein the reinforcing portion is a separate member from the support member.   The cleaning member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the blade portion is provided on an upstream side of the blade portion support portion in a moving direction of the object to be cleaned. A cleaning device used in an image forming apparatus, wherein the fixing portion provided on a frame, the cleaning member according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , and a developer removed from the member to be cleaned. A cleaning unit having a storage unit; In a process cartridge that can be attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus, the image carrier that is the object to be cleaned, the fixing portion provided on a frame, and the cleaning member according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ; Process cartridge. The process cartridge according to claim 7 , wherein the image carrier is a photosensitive drum. The process cartridge is a charging member that charges the image carrier, and is surrounded by the support member and a straight line connecting the abutting portion where the blade portion abuts the image carrier and the fixed portion. a process cartridge according to claim 7 or 8 having a charging member provided in the region. 6. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, comprising: the object to be cleaned; the fixing portion; and the cleaning member according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the member to be cleaned is a photosensitive member that forms a developed image. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the member to be cleaned is an intermediate transfer member onto which a developed image is transferred. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the member to be cleaned is a conveying member that conveys the recording medium. The image forming apparatus according to any one of the image forming apparatus color image capable of forming claims 10 to 13.