Polymeric alcohols wax/toner cleaning blade lubricant
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorRonald E. Godlove
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Abstract
A lubricant slurry made from a combination of a polymer alcohol wax and a toner in isopropyl alcohol or the like. This lubricant slurry is applied to the cleaning blade prior to assembly of the cleaning blade into the printing machine to reduce the frictional forces between the photoreceptor and the cleaning blade edge at start-up. The triboelectrical properties of the lubricant slurry provide strong adhesion to the cleaner blade edge.
Claims19
A method of lubricating a cleaning blade edge prior to machine start-up and prior to contact between the cleaning blade edge and a photoreceptor used in a printing machine of the type having images developed thereon, comprising the steps of:
- forming a slurry from a polymeric alcohol and toner in an evaporatable solution;
- and
- applying the slurry to the cleaning blade edge before an edge of the cleaning blade contacts the photoreceptor used in the printing machine.
A method of lubricating a cleaning blade edge prior to machine start-up and prior to contact between the cleaning blade edge and a photoreceptor used in a printing machine of the type having images developed thereon comprising the steps of:
- forming a slurry from about 75 percent by weight of a polymeric alcohol and about 25 percent by weight of a toner in an evaporatable solution;
- and
- applying the slurry to the cleaning blade edge before an edge of the cleaning blade contacts the photoreceptor used in the printing machine.
A cleaning blade, comprising an elastomeric member having an edge thereon with the edge being coated with a lubricant to reduce frictional forces on the edge wherein the lubricant includes:
- a polymeric alcohol;
- a toner;
- and
- an evaporatable solution having the toner and the polymeric alcohol admixed to form a slurry.
A cleaning blade having an edge coated with a lubricant for reduction of friction forces, wherein the lubricant comprises:
- a 75 percent by weight of polymeric alcohol;
- a 25 percent by weight of a toner;
- and
- an evaporatable solution having the toner and the polymeric alcohol admixed to form a slurry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.