Apparatus for cleaning rotating cylindrical surfaces

An apparatus for cleaning a rotating cylindrical surface containing undesired foreign matter thereon comprising, a scrub means including a rotatable brush roller having an axis and substantially radially extending bristles, means for moving the rotatable brush into and out of contact with the surface being cleaned, means for supplying a predetermined amount of solvent for the foreign matter to the bristles of the brush, means including a wiper roller having an absorbent surface for drying the surface which has been scrubbed, means for moving the wiper roller into and out of contact with the scrubbed surface, a flicker bar including a substantially flat inclined surface positioned to contact the bristles at an angle and for a distance sufficient to allow the individual bristles to flex so as to remove the foreign matter therefrom, the flicker bar being positioned with respect to the brush in such a fashion that substantially all of the foreign matter removed from the bristles is not allowed to return to the brush and, a housing having an upper portion for the wiper roller and a lower portion for the brush roller, the upper portion being hingedly connected to the lower portion so that the brush roller may be readily exposed.