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US 2011/0221841 A1Published application
Stripping blade for stripping media from a drum in an inkjet printer
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsKelvin Kwong, Darryl I. Jensen
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Abstract
A stripper blade has been developed for high throughput inkjet printers. The stripper blade includes a metallic blade body having a first thickness that extends to a leading edge having a second thickness that is less than about 25% of the first thickness, and at least one beveled surface leading from the metallic blade body to the leading edge to form a stripping edge that facilitates separation of media from a drum.
Claims20
A stripper blade comprising:
- a metallic blade body having a first thickness that extends to a leading edge having a second thickness that is less than about 25% of the first thickness;
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- at least one beveled surface leading from the metallic blade body to the leading edge to form a stripping edge that facilitates separation of media from a drum.
A printer comprising:
- a drum rotating past at least one printhead to receive ink ejected from the at least one printhead;
- a transfix roller configured to engage the drum selectively to form a nip through which media is transported to receive ink from the drum;
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- a stripper blade having metallic blade body with a first thickness that extends to a leading edge having a second thickness that is less than about 25% of the first thickness, at least one beveled surface leading from the metallic blade body to the leading edge, and the stripper blade being configured to engage the drum with the leading edge at a position near the nip formed between the transfix roller and the drum to facilitate separation of the media exiting the nip from the drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.