Movable card for cleaning printed media transport system and method of using same

A method of cleaning a media travel pathway of a media transport device, comprising:

• operating a first section of a media travel pathway of a media transport device and a second section of the media transport device, wherein each section includes a plurality of media conveyors that comprise belts, rollers or both;
• opening the first section and inserting at least a portion of a cleaning substrate in the first section, wherein the cleaning substrate includes a cleaning face;
• continuing to operate the media transport device and causing, by the operating, the cleaning face to contact and clean a plurality of the media conveyors within the first section of the media transport device;
• by the media transport device, detecting that the cleaning substrate has achieved a threshold level of cleaning in the first section;
• by the media transport device, in response to the detecting, moving the cleaning substrate to the second section;
• and
• operating the media transport device and causing, by the operating, the cleaning face to contact and clean a plurality of the media conveyors within the second section of the media transport device.

A method of cleaning a media travel pathway of a media transport device, comprising:

• opening a portal of a media transport device that includes a plurality of media conveyors that comprise belts, rollers or both, wherein the portal is not accessible during normal operation of the device;
• inserting at least a portion of a cleaning card through the portal and into a media travel pathway of the device, wherein the cleaning card includes a cleaning face;
• and
• moving the cleaning card within the media travel pathway and causing, by the moving, the cleaning substrate to contact and clean a plurality of the media conveyors within the media travel pathway.

A method of cleaning a media travel pathway of a media transport device, the method comprising:

• opening at least a first section of a media travel pathway of a media transport device that includes a plurality of media conveyors that comprise belts, rollers or both;
• inserting at least a portion of a cleaning substrate in the first section, wherein:
• the cleaning substrate includes a cleaning face and a plurality of scarifying holes, each of which is positioned to align with one or more of the media conveyors, and
• the cleaning substrate further comprises one or more scrapers, each of which is attached to at least one edge of one of the scarifying holes and extends inwardly from the at least one edge toward the center of that scarifying hole;
• and
• moving the cleaning substrate within the media transport device and, by the moving:
• causing the scarifying holes to contact and clean the plurality of media conveyors within the first section, and
• causing the one or more scrapers to contact and clean one or more of the media conveyors.

A method of cleaning a media travel pathway of a media transport device, the method comprising:

• opening at least a first section of a media travel pathway of a media transport device that includes a plurality of media conveyors that comprise belts, rollers or both;
• inserting at least a portion of a cleaning substrate in the first section, wherein the inserting includes grasping a handle of the cleaning substrate and inserting a body of the cleaning substrate into a portal of the media transport device;
• and
• moving the cleaning substrate within the media transport device by jostling the handle to move the body through a range of positions within the first section;
• and
• causing, by the moving, the cleaning substrate to contact and clean a plurality of the media conveyors over the range of positions within the first section.