by automatically or manually operating the cleaning device before engaging in additional recording operations the cleaner member 215 in this embodiment will be described with reference to fig3 the blade 243 is shaped in the form of a plate or a chip made of polyurethane rubber and is fixed to attachment plate 243a the attachment plate 243 is fixed to the bracket 242 rotatably mounted on a rotary pin 133 which is disposed in parallel with driving roller 212 the absorber 245 is fixed to a case 245a which is fixed to the bracket 244 rotatably mounted on the rotary pin 133 furthermore a plunger angle not shown having an electromagnetic plunger 143 shown in fig8 for contacting with and separating the blade 243 from the belt 211 and an electromagnetic plunger 144 shown in fig8 for contacting with and separating the absorber 245 from the belt 221 is mounted to a front arm not shown and a rear arm not shown to which the roller 212 is attached a drive arm not shown for transmitting a stroke of the plunger 143 to the bracket 242 and a drive arm not shown for transmitting a stroke of the plunger 144 to the bracket 244 are rotatably mounted to a support pin not shown fixed to the plunger angle extension springs not shown are.