MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR IMAGING MEMBER OF IMAGINING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device which performs an image cycle in which an image is transferred from one substrate to the other substrate and provides a drum maintenance unit with extended life expectancy that maintains, enhances or improves the quality of print and the speed of printing. SOLUTION: The maintenance method comprises pre-cleaning the imaging member 102 with a pre-cleaning device 112, applying a release agent to the imaging member 102 by an applicator 108, metering the release agent into a film on the imaging member 102 with a metering device 110, and removing debris from the imaging member 102 with at least one of the pre-cleaning 112 device or the metering device 110 prior to transferring an image to the imaging member 102 and after transferring the image to the substrate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT