Brush end seals for blade cleaner housing

摘要

Cleaner apparatus for electrostatographic reproducing apparatus comprises a cleaning blade in cleaning engagement with the endless charge retentive surface and end seals at each end of the charge retentive surface comprising a dense fibrous brush of resiliently flexible fibers fixed to a backing with the fibers being oriented in compression interference sealing contact with the charge retentive surface and in sealing engagement with the ends of the cleaning blade to provide a physical containment wall for bulk toner in the cleaner housing and a seal between the wall and the charge retentive surface.