Patent ID: 7162177

Claim:
A brush cleaner assembly for cleaning the back side of an imaging web having a width, comprising: a support structure located proximate to the back side of the web; a brush rotatably mounted on the support structure in an interfering relationship with the back side of the web such that a substantial portion of the width of the back side of the web is swept upon rotation of the brush wherein the brush comprises at least one of a brush comprising brush fibers that interfere with the back side of the web between about 1.5 to about 3.0 millimeters, a brush electrically charged between about 200 to about 500 volts, a brush rotated from between about 10 to about 100 revolutions per minute, and a brush comprising a plurality of brushes; and a drive device, coupled to the rotatable brush, for imparting rotational force to the rotatable brush.