Claims
- 1. A method of cleaning particulate contamination from a web, comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting and rotating a particle transfer roller against the web to transfer particles from the web to the particle transfer roller;
- (b) disengaging the particle transfer roller from the web;
- (c) wetting and cleaning the cleaning surface of a renewal roller with an absorbent cleaning member having a cleaning solution therein;
- (d) moving the particle transfer roller into cleaning contact with the wetted cleaning surface of the renewal roller; and
- (e) rotating the particle transfer roller while locking the renewal roller to effectuate cleaning of the particle transfer roller by the renewal roller.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) is carried out by rotating the wetted cleaning surface of the renewal roller against the cleaning member while securing the cleaning member.
- 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
- (f) disengaging the particle transfer roller from contact with the renewal roller.
- 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising repeating steps (a) through (f).
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein steps (c) through (e) are carried out on a selected portion of the cleaning surface of the renewal roller such that a different such portion of the cleaning surface of the renewal roller is in cleaning contact with the particle transfer roller every other cleaning cycle of performing steps (a) through (e).
- 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising after each such step (f) the step of drying the particle transfer roller.
Parent Case Info
This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 993,346, filed 18 Dec. 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,767.
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Divisions (1)
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