CLEANING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning device that stably suppress an increase in pressure inside a waste toner storage part to prevent a toner from leaking from the waste toner storage part.SOLUTION: In a cleaning device removably attached to an image forming apparatus, a frame body comprises:...

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Main Authors TOBA SHINJIRO, FUKUI YUICHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 11.01.2018
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning device that stably suppress an increase in pressure inside a waste toner storage part to prevent a toner from leaking from the waste toner storage part.SOLUTION: In a cleaning device removably attached to an image forming apparatus, a frame body comprises: a waste toner storage part that stores a toner removed by a cleaning member; a vent hole that communicates the inside and outside of the waste toner storage part and is covered by a filter; and a partition part that projects to the inside of the waste toner storage part. While attached to the image forming apparatus, the cleaning device has a contact position at which an image carrier is in contact with the cleaning member, and the partition part is located between the vent hole and contact position in a vertical direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】 廃トナー収納部内の圧力が上昇することを安定的に抑え、トナーが廃トナー収納部から漏れ出ることのないクリーニング装置を提供する。【解決手段】 画像形成装置に着脱可能なクリーニング装置において、枠体はクリーニング部材に除去されたトナーを収容する廃トナー収納部と、廃トナー収納部の内側と外側で連通し、フィルタに覆われる通気孔と、廃トナー収納部内に突出する仕切り部を有し、クリーニング装置が画像形成装置に装着された状態で、像担持体とクリーニング部材が接触する接触位置があり、仕切り部は、鉛直方向において、通気孔と接触位置との間に位置することを特徴とするクリーニング装置。【選択図】 図１
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20160129045