DUAL USE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

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 media transport path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. A third collection roller is disposed in at least intermittent contact with the second roller. The third collection roller also at least intermittently engages a drive assembly which drives 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.