Patent ID: 6925282

Claim:
A cleaning system for removing residual toner from an imaging surface, comprising: a primary cleaner for removing the predominant amount of residual toner and debris, such primary cleaner having an operative position; a blade holder; an agglomeration cleaning blade mounted in the blade holder at a position downstream from the primary cleaner, said cleaning blade having a cleaning edge; and a forcing device for moving the blade between a first and a second position wherein the first and second position are selected from the group consisting of an engaged position and a retracted position; wherein, when the blade is moved into the engaged position, the cleaning edge is supported at a low angle of attack in engagement with the imaging surface at a relatively low load, for shearing release of agglomerations from the imaging surface and wherein the cleaning blade is movable to the retracted position during periods in which the primary cleaner is in its operative position.