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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2000
Yves Liatard, Nantes, FR;
Gaetan Heno, Ancenis, FR;
ZIH Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An improved cleaning system adapted to be incorporated into an image forming device, the improved cleaning system having a roller cartridge having an upper cleaning roller rotatably and removably coupled to a cartridge frame, a lower cleaning roller rotatably and vertically movably coupled to the cartridge frame for cleaning printable media, an elastic mechanism coupled to the cartridge frame for pressing the upper cleaning roller against the lower cleaning roller, a magnetic mechanism for holding the improved cleaning system firmly inside the image forming device, a latch mechanism for latching the improved cleaning system to the image forming device, a drive mechanism for driving the printable media between the drive mechanism and the lower cleaning roller, the improved cleaning system being adapted to clean dust deposited on the surface of the printable media.