Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of stripping media from surfaces in apparatuses useful for printing
US7817950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses useful for printing and methods for stripping media from surfaces in apparatuses useful for printing are disclosed. An apparatus useful for printing including a first member including a first outer surface; a second member including a second outer surface; a belt including an inner surface and an outer surface; a first nip formed by contact between the inner surface of the belt and the second outer surface and contact between the outer surface of the belt and the first outer surface; and a stripping mechanism including a stripping member disposed internal to the belt. The stripping member is positionable relative to the first nip to vary a pressure applied by the outer surface of the belt against the first outer surface downstream from the first nip. The media are stripped from the outer surface of the belt after exiting from the first nip.
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