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US 6,869,918 B2Granted
Cleaning blade lubricant
OwnerLester Corneliusinventor
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Abstract
A lubricant for wiper blades used to remove residual toner particles from a photoconductive surface comprising a finely divided fluoropolymer and a binder resin typically polyvinylpyrollidinone, applied as a coating using an evaporable vehicle.
Claims1
In a method for removing residual toner particles from a photoconductor surface of a photoelectrostatic reproductive device, the steps of:
- a) providing a wiper blade for selective contact with said photoconductor surface;
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- b) applying a friction-reducing lubricant to contacting surfaces of said blade, said lubricant comprising a fluoropolymer, a binder resin forming a permanent coating carrying said fluoropolymer, and an evaporable liquid carrier forming means for applying said lubricant to said blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.