Drum maintenance system for an imaging device and method and system for maintaining an imaging device

A maintenance system for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the maintenance system comprising:

• an applicator to apply release agent to the imaging member;
• a metering device to meter the release agent into a film on the imaging member;
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• an actuator to support and position at least one of the applicator and the metering device, wherein the actuator has at least two cam surfaces and each of the at least two cam surfaces is rotatable, a rotational position of each of the at least two cam surfaces being variable, wherein the applicator is actuated by one of the at least two cam surfaces, and the metering device is actuated by another of the at least two cam surfaces, wherein a disengage velocity profile is varied to disengage the applicator and the metering device from the imaging member, wherein the applicator is actuated at a slower rate than the actuation of the metering device.

A method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the method comprising:

• applying release agent to the imaging member with an applicator;
• metering the release agent into a film on the imaging member with a metering device;
• supporting and positioning at least one of the applicator and the metering device with an actuator, wherein the actuator has at least two cam surfaces, and each of the at least two cam surfaces is rotatable, a rotational position of each of the at least two cam surfaces being variable;
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• actuating the applicator by one of the at least two cam surfaces, and actuating the metering device by another of the at least two cam surfaces, wherein a disengage velocity profile is varied to disengage the applicator and the metering device from the imaging member, wherein the applicator is actuated at a slower rate than the actuation of the metering device.

A maintenance system for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the maintenance system comprising:

• means for applying release agent to the imaging member;
• means for metering the release agent into a film on the imaging member;
• and
• means for supporting and positioning at least one of the means for applying and the means for metering, wherein the means for supporting and positioning has at least two means for motion, and each of the at least two means for motion is rotatable, a rotational position of each of the at least two means for motion being variable, the means for applying being actuated by one of the at least two means for motion, and the means for metering being actuated by another of the at least two means for motion, wherein a disengage velocity profile is varied to disengage the means for applying release agent and means for metering the release agent, wherein the means for applying is actuated at a slower rate than the actuation of the means for metering.

A maintenance system for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the maintenance system comprising:

• a cleaning device to remove release agent from the imaging member;
• an applicator to apply fresh release agent to the imaging member after the cleaning device has removed release agent, wherein the cleaning device is located upstream from the applicator;
• a metering device to meter the release agent into a film on the imaging member;
• an actuator supporting and positioning the applicator and the metering device, wherein the applicator is actuated at a first rate and the metering device is actuated at a second rate, and the first rate is slower than the second rate;
• a reservoir to store the release agent removed from the imaging member;
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• a decontaminant device to remove debris from the release agent removed from the imaging member.

A method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the method comprising:

• first removing release agent from the imaging member with a cleaning device;
• applying the release agent to the imaging member with an applicator after first removing the release agent, wherein the cleaning device is located upstream of the applicator;
• metering the release agent into a film on the imaging member with a metering device;
• supporting and positioning the applicator and the metering device with an actuator, wherein the applicator is actuated at a first rate and the metering device is actuated at a second rate, and the first rate is less than the second rate;
• storing the release agent;
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• removing debris from the release agent.

A maintenance system for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device that performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to another substrate, the maintenance system comprising:

• means for removing release agent from the imaging member;
• means for applying fresh release agent to the imaging member after the means for removing has removed the release agent, wherein the means for removing release agent is located upstream of the means for applying the fresh release agent;
• means for metering the release agent into a film on the imaging member;
• means for supporting and positioning the means for applying the release agent and for supporting and positioning at least one of the means for removing the release agent and the means for metering the release agent, wherein the means for applying release agent is actuated by the means for supporting and positioning at a first rate, and the means for metering is actuated at a second rate, and the first rate is less than the second rate;
• means for storing the release agent removed from the imaging member;
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• means for removing debris from the release agent removed from the imaging member.