A cleaning device includes: a housing; a cleaning roller provided in the
housing and operable to come into contact with a photosensitive drum; a
cleaning blade operable to come into contact with a surface of the
photosensitive drum at a position lower than a nip position between the
cleaning roller and the photosensitive drum; and a toner guide plate
disposed below the cleaning roller. The toner guide plate includes: a
blade proximity portion in proximity to the cleaning blade; and a toner
guide portion extending along an outer surface of the cleaning roller,
spaced away from the outer surface of the cleaning roller by a
predetermined gap. In the cleaning device, the surface of the
photosensitive drum can be polished as required.