Self-advancing cleaner

A self-advancing cleaner, comprising:

• a rotatable member that engages a transport belt, wherein the rotatable member includes a cleaning surface comprising a surface sufficiently rough to collect and take away ink debris from the transport belt, wherein during a cleaning operation the cleaning surface remains stationary while the transport belt moves in a sliding relative motion with respect to the cleaning surface, which allows the ink debris to be collected on the cleaning surface, and wherein once an ink contamination level associated with the ink debris attains a threshold and a set friction exceeds the threshold, the self-advancing cleaner advances.

A method of operating a self-advancing cleaner, comprising:

• engaging a transport belt with a rotatable member, wherein the rotatable member includes a cleaning surface comprising a surface sufficiently rough to collect and take away ink debris from the transport belt;
• facilitating a cleaning operation wherein the cleaning surface remains stationary while the transport belt moves in a sliding relative motion with respect to the cleaning surface to allow the ink debris to be collected on the cleaning surface, wherein once an ink contamination level associated with the ink debris attains a threshold and a set friction exceeds the threshold, the self-advancing cleaner advances.