Method for assessing transfer pressure uniformity

A system that facilitates automating generation of a transfer assist blade (TAB) pressure profile, comprising:

• a printer that comprises a photoreceptor belt and a TAB;
• and
• a processor that executes stored computer-executable instructions for:
• receiving TAB profile generation parameters, the parameters comprising information relating to automatically and uniformly applying toner to a plurality of TAB petals;
• printing an oversized image on a plurality of pages to generate at least one toner pickup area on a photoreceptor belt in a printing device;
• maintaining contact between the TAB petals and the photoreceptor belt beyond a trailing edge of at least a first page, thereby uniformly acquiring toner on the TAB petals;
• disengaging the TAB petals from the photoreceptor belt at a trailing edge of the oversized image;
• and
• generating the TAB pressure profile by re-engaging the TAB petals and depositing the uniformly acquired toner on at least a second page as it passes by the TAB;
• and
• wherein the printer prints the oversized image on the plurality of pages and outputs the plurality of pages with the TAB pressure profile deposited on a backside of at least one of the plurality of pages.

A method of automating generation of a transfer assist blade (TAB) pressure profile, comprising:

• printing an oversized image on a plurality of pages to generate at least one toner pickup area on a photoreceptor belt in a printing device;
• altering a TAB liftoff timing value in a non-volatile memory (NVM) location in which the value is stored to cause petals of the TAB to maintain contact between the with the photoreceptor belt beyond a trailing edge of at least a first page, thereby uniformly acquiring toner on the TAB petals;
• disengaging the TAB petals from the photoreceptor belt at a trailing edge of the oversized image;
• re-engaging the TAB on at least a second page and depositing the uniformly acquired toner on at least a second page as it passes by the TAB;
• and
• outputting at least one printed page having the TAB pressure profile deposited thereon.