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US 5,349,429 AGranted
Cleaner blade lubricating system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsKip L. Jugle, Nero R. Linblad
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Abstract
A cleaning method and apparatus that provides continuous lubrication to the cleaning blade preventing blade failure. The continuous lubrication is provided by a foam lubricating roll located downstream from the cleaning blade, in the direction of motion of the imaging surface. The foam roll utilizes the waste toner cleaned from the imaging surface to lubricate the cleaning blade.
Claims13
A method for lubricating a cleaning blade in engagement with a moving surface having toner particles thereon, comprising:
- removing the toner particles from the surface with the blade such that the toner particles move away from the blade;
- collecting the toner particles;
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- applying the collected toner particles to the surface to lubricate the blade.
1 more element
An apparatus for cleaning a moving surface having toner particles thereon, comprising:
- a housing defining an open ended chamber;
- means, disposed in the chamber of said housing with a portion thereof extending outwardly from the open end of the chamber of said housing into contact with the surface, for cleaning toner particles therefrom, said removed particles moving away from said cleaning means;
- means for lubricating said cleaning means, said lubricating means located downstream from said cleaning means, in a direction of motion of the surface, said lubricating means collecting toner particles from said cleaning means;
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- an auger, located downstream from said cleaning means and said lubricating means, in the direction of motion of the surface, collecting the toner particles that escape from said lubricating means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.