Photoreceptor stripper fingers with an improved profile for ultra-light weight media

A printing machine including a stripper assembly arranged to strip a light and ultra-light weight media sheet from a photoreceptor, comprising:

• a strip roll on which said photoreceptor is mounted;
• a series of low-tip stripper fingers positioned in close proximity to said strip roll with each of said series of low-tip stripper fingers including a protruding distal stripping end and an opposite stripping finger base end, with an upper media stripping surface extending therebetween, so that the corresponding finger distal stripping end extends towards said strip roll to thereby form a gap therewith;
• and
• wherein said series of low-tip stripper fingers is configured such that a height from a center of said strip roll to said protruding distal stripping end of each of said series of low-tip stripper fingers is below 8.35 mm.

A method for removing light weight and ultra-light weight media from a photoreceptor in a printer, comprising:

• providing a strip roll supporting said photoreceptor;
• providing a set of low-tip stripper fingers mounted on a support and forming a gap with said strip roll;
• and
• providing said low-tip stripper fingers with a profile such that a height from a center of said strip roll to a tip of each of said low-tip stripper fingers is below 8.35 mm.