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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a residual toner damming assembly for accelerating lubrication of the operation of a cleaning blade in a toner imaging machine. SOLUTION: The residual toner damming assembly includes (a) a sealing member for locating against a moving toner image carrying surface upstream of the cleaning blade relative to movement of the moving toner image carrying surface and (b) a damming device located against the sealing member and projecting in a residual toner capturing angle relative to the moving toner image carrying surface for capturing and accumulating a desired quantity of residual toner particles against the moving toner image carrying surface, thereby increasing a number of residual toner particles reaching and lubricating the cleaning edge of cleaning blade against the image carrying surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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