| US 7,551,880 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus featuring a cleaning device including a conductive support member provided so as to intersect a line segment connected between rotational centers of a charge member of a first image forming unit and a developing member of a second image forming unit | ||
| Ryo Hanashi, Moriya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 22, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/107,187. | ||
| Application 12/107187 is a division of application No. 11/259247, filed on Oct. 27, 2005, granted, now 7,430,391. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-329876 (JP), filed on Nov. 12, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0205929 A1, Aug. 28, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/01 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—299 [399/302; 399/351] | 4 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of image forming units having at least a first image forming unit and a second image forming unit that are adjacently
provided to each other, wherein each of said first image forming unit and said second image forming unit includes:
an image bearing member;
a rotatable charge member that charges said image bearing member;
a rotatable developing member that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on said image bearing member; and
a cleaning device including a cleaning member for cleaning a surface of said image bearing member and a conductive support
member that supports said cleaning member,
wherein said conductive support member of said first image forming unit is provided in a direction of a rotation axis of said
charge member of said first image forming unit so that at least said conductive support member of said first image forming
unit intersects a line segment connected between a rotational center of said charge member of said first image forming unit
and a rotational center of said developing member of said second image forming unit, and
wherein said conductive support member of said first image forming unit is grounded.
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