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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Edward M. Eck, Lima, NY (US);
Alfred J. Gonnella, Rochester, NY (US);
Edward M. Eck, Lima, NY (US);
Alfred J. Gonnella, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Toner is removed, after a selected time interval, from a skive mount in a dry electrophotographic printer. An end block is disposed at one end of the rotatable development member, and a skive mount disposed adjacent to the development member connects a skive to the end block. A timing device measures a time interval of printer operation. At the selected time interval, a controller causes a backup bar to lift away from the photoreceptor, then, after a selected time delay, causes the backup bar to make physical contact with at least one point on the end block, so that the backup bar applies a selected force to the end block to cause toner on the skive mount to be removed.