| 摘要 |
A cleaning apparatus (70) for cleaning, e.g. a photoreceptor belt (10), including an ultrasonic transducer (110) located under the photoreceptor belt (10) which provides vibrational energy to the surface to separate toner particles (87), from the surface of the belt (10). The transducer is positioned such that it is located directly opposite the cleaning nip (88) formed by a brush (80) with the belt. The transducer (110) reduces the adhesion of the toner (87) to the photoreceptor surface, thereby allowing the brush (80) to operate at reduced interference and voltage. The reduced interference and voltage results in toner (87) being collected only at the very tips (81) of the brush fibers (86) thus, allowing more effective detoning of the brush. <IMAGE> |
