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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Jeffrey W. Drawe, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Robert S. Pozniakas, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven R. Leroy, Hilton, NY (US);
Shengliang Zhang, Rochester, NY (US);
Jeffrey W. Drawe, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Robert S. Pozniakas, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven R. LeRoy, Hilton, NY (US);
Shengliang Zhang, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A cleaning system and process for removing residual toner from an imaging surface, including a primary cleaner system for removing the predominant amount of residual toner and debris and a retractable secondary agglomeration cleaning blade mounted downstream from the primary cleaner, wherein, when the blade is moved into the engaged position, the cleaning edge is engaged with the imaging surface at for shearing release of agglomerations from the imaging surface and wherein the cleaning blade is movable to the retracted position during periods in which the primary cleaner is in its operative position.