Electrostatic brush cleaner performance monitor
US5546177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of a cleaner brush used to clean a photoreceptive surface. The apparatus and method include developing a toner patch of known first length on the imaging surface and then removing that toner patch from the imaging surface using a cleaner brush that accumulates a toner patch of a second length on the surface of the brush. The comparison of the toner patch on the imaging surface versus the toner patch on the brush surface monitor the cleaning efficiency of the cleaner brush.
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