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Title:
CLEANER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009080332
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a technology with which failures in toner conveyance can be prevented.

The cleaner 120 includes a housing 122 for storing toner scraped by a cleaning blade 121; a blocking sheet 124 by which toner scraped by the cleaning blade 121 is temporarily blocked in an area near the leading edge of the cleaning blade 121; a passage port 125 disposed in the blocking sheet 124 and allowing toner blocked by the blocking sheet 124, to flow through the blocking sheet 124 towards the housing 122; a conveying member 126 rotated to convey toner discharged from the passage port 125; and a guide 127, formed from a sheet of resin material, allowing toner discharged from the passage port 125 to be guided to the conveying member 126, and are brought into contact with the conveying member 126, thereby vibrating accompanying as the conveying member 126 rotates. The guide 127 is located at a position lower than the passage port 125.


Inventors:
OIKE HIDEAKI
Application Number:
JP2007249957A
Publication Date:
April 16, 2009
Filing Date:
September 26, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO LTD
International Classes:
G03G21/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suenari Mikio