Canon kabushiki kaisha (20250138470). ELECTROSTATIC COLLECTING DEVICE
ELECTROSTATIC COLLECTING DEVICE
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ELECTROSTATIC COLLECTING DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250138470 titled 'ELECTROSTATIC COLLECTING DEVICE
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an electrostatic collecting device includes a rotatable collecting body including a collecting member for forming a collecting portion in contact with an object-to-be-cleaned and formed of an insulator, wherein the rotatable collecting body rubs the object-to-be-cleaned in the collecting portion with the collecting member by rotation thereof, and collects, in the collecting member, a substance-to-be-collected from the object-to-be-cleaned moved relative to the collecting portion; a removing member for removing the substance-to-be-collected from the collecting member; and a charge-removing member provided opposed to the object-to-be-cleaned on a side downstream of the collecting portion with respect to a movement direction of the object-to-be-cleaned relative to the collecting portion. the charge-removing member constitutes at least a part of at least one of the rotatable collecting body and the removing member. the charge-removing member is electrically connected to an electric conductor which is in non-contact with the object-to-be-cleaned.