Patent ID: 7885584

Claim:
A electrophotographic self-cleaning toner roller device used during the coating of electrophotographic prints, wherein the cleaning device comprises: a. at least one cleaning device having a cleaner device body with a cleaner device body front face a height (h) adjacent a toner roller to capture the toner debris from the toner roller; b. one or more cleaning shields intermediate the toner roller and the cleaner device body front face to restrict a nap of charged toner and toner debris during a length of movement of the nap before printing and c. a self-contained toner debris receptacle in the cleaner device body to collect the toner debris. d. wherein toner debris in the nap is urged away from the toner roller while the nap is restricted by the one or more cleaning shields and wherein the one or more cleaning shields are posititioned so when the nap is moved past the one or more cleaning shields, the toner debris is urged beyond the one or more cleaning shields to the self-contained toner debris receptacle.