| abstract |
A cleaning device equipped with an elastic blade configured to make contact with an image bearing member to remove a toner remaining on the surface of an image bearing member, wherein the toner comprises at least a releasing agent in toner particles and at least two or more external additives of a first external additive composed of a hydrophobic silica having an average particle diameter of 5 nm to 30 nm and a second external additive composed of a hydrophobic silica having an average particle diameter of 60 nm to 300 nm, and has an average circularity of 0.880 to 0.935; the rebound elasticity modulus of an elastic material used for the elastic blade making contact with the image bearing member is 35% or more under the condition of 25° C, and the number of vibrations at the blade edge is 2.0 kHz to 4.0 kHz. |