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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBruce E. Thayer, Lawrence Floyd, JR.
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A printer cleaning device cleans an image receiving surface with a surface preparation material, includes a roller having a perforated cylindrical wall surrounded by a foam material. The cylindrical wall has an interior volume for holding a fluid pumped into the interior volume by a pump. The pressurized fluid flows through the cylindrical wall into the foam material as the roller is moved into engagement with the image receiving surface. The roller is rotated in a direction opposition to a direction of movement of the image receiving surface to help the foam material to scrub the image receiving surface and apply the fluid to the surface. As the roller is moved away from the surface, the foam material expands to facilitate absorption of fluid and remove material from the image receiving surface. The foam material in one embodiment is hydrophobic.
A printer cleaning device included in a printing system that treats an image receiving surface with a surface preparation material, the cleaning device comprising:
A method for cleaning an image receiving surface treated with a surface preparation material, the method comprising:
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