Dual use cleaning apparatus and method
US8429787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B7/0028
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a transport path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. There may also be a third collection roller that at least partially engages the second roller. The third collection roller may also engage a drive assembly that may be used to drive a media substrate along the transport path. In one embodiment, the second roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than a surface adherence of the first roller and the third collection roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than the surface adherence of the second roller and the drive assembly. As a result, the present invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of cleaning the drive assembly and opposed surfaces of a media substrate in a single pass.
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