METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING MEDIA IN PRINTING SYSTEM WITH CONDUCTIVE CLEANING MEMBER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a web cleaning method for effectively cleaning a web sheet without damaging an image after printing the image on the surface of the web sheet.SOLUTION: A web cleaning system includes one or more conductive electrostatic cleaning members 211 that may be grounded or el...

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Hauptverfasser: WONG ELLERY F, BRUCE E THAYER, HOWARD JOHN L
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a web cleaning method for effectively cleaning a web sheet without damaging an image after printing the image on the surface of the web sheet.SOLUTION: A web cleaning system includes one or more conductive electrostatic cleaning members 211 that may be grounded or electrically biased, and form an electric field. The conductive cleaning member opposes a conductive backing member 228 that may be grounded or electrically biased. The conductive cleaning member contacts the web as it translates through the cleaning system, and charged debris on the web is affected by the electric field formed by the cleaning member.