Apparatus for cleaning a recording medium

An apparatus for cleaning a recording medium, having a recording surface on which a developed image is formed and a back surface which is on the opposite side of said recording surface, after transferring a developed image comprised of color particles and formed on said recording surface to a transfer medium, thereby preparing said recording medium for use in the next cycle of operation, comprising:

• means for removing residual color particles remaining on the recording surface of said recording medium after image transfer, said means for removing being disposed on the recording surface side of said recording medium and including first magnetic means;
• a counter member movably dispsed on the back surface side of said recording medium, said counter member including second magnetic means wherein said counter member is normally biased against said means for removing due to a magnetic attractive force between said first and second magnetic means;
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• means for causing a relative motion between said means for removing and said recording medium thereby allowing said means for removing to remove the residual color particles from the recording surface of said recording medium.

An apparatus for cleaning a recording medium, having a recording surface on which a developed image is formed and a back surface which is on the opposite side of said recording surface, after transferring a developed image comprised of color particles and formed on said recording surface to a transfer medium, thereby preparing said recording medium for use in the next cycle of operation comprising:

• means for removing residual color particles remaining on the recording surface of said recording medium after image transfer, said means for removing being disposed on the recording surface side of said recording medium;
• a counter member disposed on the back surface side of said recording medium, said counter member having a two layer structure including first and second layers fixed together with said first layer being brought into contact with said recording medium and comprised of a soft material and said second layer being fixed to a support structure and comprised of a rigid material;
• means for urging at least either one of said means for removing and said counter member against the other thereby bringing said means for removing and said first layer of said counter member in an intended pressure contact with said recording medium from both sides;
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• means for causing a relative motion between said means for removing and said recording medium thereby allowing said means for removing to remove the residual color particles from the recording surface of said recording medium.