| abstract |
AN IMAGING SYSTEM EMPOLYING A REUSABLE ELECTROSTATOGRAPHIC IMAGING SURFACE CLEANING STATION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SELF-ADJUSTING FLEXIBLE CLEANING BLADE FOR PRESSURE CONTACT CLEANING OF THE IMAGING SURFACE AND MEANS TO SUPPLY A DRY SOLID LUBRICANT TO THE IMAGING SURFACE. THE LEADING FACE OF AT LEAST ONE CLEANING BLADE IS PREFERABLY POSITIONED TO FORM AN ACUTE ANGLE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 60* AND GREATER THAN ABOUT 20* WITH THE CONFRONTING PORTION OF THE IMAGING SURFACE R PLANE TANGENT TO THE IMAGING SURFACE AT THE LINE OF BLADE CONTACT. |