Mechanism for removing slack in the web of cleaning material in an electrophotographic machine

An electrophotographic apparatus having a fuser section, said fuser section comprising:

• a housing;
• a fuser roller mounted in said housing;
• at least one heater roller mounted in said housing and in contact with said fuser roller for transferring heat thereto;
• and
• a web cleaning assembly in said housing for cleaning contaminants off of said at least one heater roller, said web cleaning assembly comprising:
• a frame;
• a supply roller rotatably mounted in said frame, said supply roller adapted to have a web of cleaning material wound thereon;
• a take-up roller rotatably mounted in said frame;
• said take-up roller adapted to receive said web of said cleaning material from said supply roller after said web contacts said at least one heater roller;
• a take-up gear having an outer set of teeth on the outer circumference thereof, said take-up gear being drivingly connected to said take-up roller for rotating said take-up roller;
• a motor for driving said take-up gear;
• and
• a clutch mechanism for allowing said take-up gear to be rotated without rotating said motor to thereby take-up any slack in said web cleaning material.