Cleaning apparatus for a heat and pressure fuser

摘要

A contact fuser assembly for use in electrostatic reproducing apparatus including a heated fuser roll structure cooperating with a backup roll to form a nip through which copy sheets having toner images thereon move with the toner images contacting the heated fuser roll structure. The fuser assembly is characterized by the provision of a cleaning arrangement comprising a roll having a tacky surface which is adapted to contact the fuser roll structure to thereby remove contaminants therefrom. The cleaning arrangement is further characterized by the provision of means for rejuvenating the tacky surface of the cleaning roll wherein polymer material is applied to the cleaning roll and is tacky at the operating temperature of the fuser apparatus.