Patent ID: 9636935
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A printer cleaning device included in a printing system that treats an image receiving surface with a surface preparation material, the cleaning device comprising: a receptacle configured to hold fluid, the receptacle having a wall positioned within the receptacle to divide the receptacle into a first chamber and a second chamber; an applicator positioned in the first chamber of the receptacle to absorb fluid into the applicator; an actuator operatively connected to the applicator; a wiper configured to engage the image receiving surface after the image receiving surface has passed by the applicator; and a controller operatively connected to the actuator, the controller being configured to operate the actuator to move the applicator selectively into engagement with the image receiving surface to apply fluid from the first chamber of the receptacle to the image receiving surface with the applicator and enable the wiper to remove the fluid and material from the image receiving surface as the image receiving surface moves from a position opposite the applicator to a position opposite the second chamber in the receptacle without moving outside of a perimeter of the receptacle to divert fluid and material removed from the imaging surface by the wiper into a conduit that communicates with the second chamber in the receptacle and to operate the actuator to move the applicator out of engagement with the image receiving surface.