US4835807A
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Cleaning brush
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-28
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Granted: 1989-06-06
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Expires: 2008-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A cleaning brush for electrostatographic reproducing apparatus has electroconductive fibers of nylon filamentary polymer substrate have finely divided electrically conductive particles of carbon black suffused through the surface of the filamentary polymer substrate and being present inside the filamentary polymer substrate as a uniformly dispersed phase independent of the polymer substrate in an annular region located at the periphery of the filament and extending inwardly along the length thereof. The electrically conductive carbon black is present in an amount sufficient to render the electrical resistance of the fiber from about 1×10 3 ohms per centimeter to about 1×10 9 ohms per centimeter. In a preferred embodiment, the fibers form the cut plush pile of a cut plush pile woven fabric which is wound spirally on a cylindrical core and includes conductive yarns spaced 2 to 3 centimeters apart running substantially parallel to the strip edges.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A. Swift
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:38
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G21/00; G03G21/0005; G03G21/0035
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A cleaning brush for use in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus comprising electroconductive fibers, said individual brush fibers comprising a filamentary polymer substrate having finely divided electrically conductive particles of carbon black suffused through the surface of the filamentary polymer substrate and being present inside the filamentary polymer substrate as a uniformly dispersed phase independent of the polymer substrate in an annular region located at the periphery of the filament and extending inwardly along the length thereof, the electrically conductive carbon black being present in an amount sufficient to render the electrical resistance of the fiber from about 1×10 3 ohms/cm to about 1×10 9 ohms/cm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A cleaning brush for use in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus comprising electroconductive fibers, said individual brush fibers comprising a filamentary polymer substrate having finely divided electrically conductive particles of carbon black suffused through the surface of the filamentary polymer substrate and being present inside the filamentary polymer substrate as a uniformly dispersed phase independent of the polymer substrate in an annular region located at the periphery of the filament and extending inwardly along the length thereof, the electrically conductive carbon black being present in an amount sufficient to render the electrical resistance of the fiber from about 1×10 3 ohms/cm to about 1×10 9 ohms/cm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cleaning brush of claim 1 wherein said fibers are the cut plush pile of a cut plush pile woven fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cleaning brush of claim 2 further comprising an elongated cylindrical core having bound thereto said cut plush pile woven fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cleaning brush of claim 3 wherein said fabric is a fabric strip spirally wound and bound to said cylindrical core, said fabric strip including highly conductive yarns spaced about 2 to 3 cm apart running substantially parallel to the strip edges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cleaning brush of claim 4 wherein said fabric further includes an electrically conductive backing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The cleaning brush of claim 5 wherein said brush has a fiber fill density of from about 20,000 to about 50,000 fibers per square inch of from 5 to about 25 denier per filament fibers and a pile height of from about 6 to about 20 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cleaning brush of claim 1 wherein the polymer substrate is nylon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
156 words
Apparatus for cleaning an electrostatographic imaging member residual toner comprising a cleaning brush comprising electroconductive fibers, said individual brush fibers comprising a nylon filamentary polymer substrate having finely divided electrically conductive particles of carbon black suffused through the surface of the filamentary polymer substrate and being present inside the filamentary polymer substrate as a uniformly dispersed phase independent of the polymer substrate in an annular region lcoated at the periphery of the filament and extending inwardly along the length thereof, the electrically conductive carbon black being present in an amount sufficient to render the electrical resistance of the fiber from about 1×10 3 ohm/cm to about 1×10 9 ohm/cm, means for electrically biasing said brush to a polarity opposite to that of the charge on said toner and means to provide moving contact of said brush fiber with said imaging member whereby said toner is attracted to said brush when said brush contacts said imaging member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
156 words
Apparatus for cleaning an electrostatographic imaging member residual toner comprising a cleaning brush comprising electroconductive fibers, said individual brush fibers comprising a nylon filamentary polymer substrate having finely divided electrically conductive particles of carbon black suffused through the surface of the filamentary polymer substrate and being present inside the filamentary polymer substrate as a uniformly dispersed phase independent of the polymer substrate in an annular region lcoated at the periphery of the filament and extending inwardly along the length thereof, the electrically conductive carbon black being present in an amount sufficient to render the electrical resistance of the fiber from about 1×10 3 ohm/cm to about 1×10 9 ohm/cm, means for electrically biasing said brush to a polarity opposite to that of the charge on said toner and means to provide moving contact of said brush fiber with said imaging member whereby said toner is attracted to said brush when said brush contacts said imaging member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 8 wherein said fibers are the cut plush pile of a cut plush pile woven fabric.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 9 further comprising an elongated cylindrical core having bound thereto said cut plush pile woven fabric.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 10 wherein said fabric is a fabric strip spirally wound and bound to said cylindrical core, said fabric strip including highly conductive yarns spaced about 2 to 3 cm running substantially parallel to the strip edges.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 11 wherein said fabric further includes an electrically conductive backing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein said brush has a fiber fill density of from about 20,000 to about 50,000 fibers per square inch of from 5 to about 25 denier per filament fibers and a pile height of from about 6 to about 20 mm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cleaning apparatus of claim 8 wherein the polymer substrate is nylon.
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