Roller with recessed kicker feature

A roller system for use in an image forming apparatus, the roller system comprising:

• a first roller comprising:
• a contact surface having a radius extending 360 degrees around the first roller;
• at least one kick section comprising a portion of the first roller where a width of the contact surface is less than the first roller width, the at least one kick section positioned at an axial end of the first roller;
• a recess extending inwardly from the contact surface along the kick section of the first roller;
• a kick surface disposed on one end of the recess, the kick surface extending from the contact surface to a bottom surface of the recess;
• a line formed at the intersection of the kick surface and the contact surface is parallel to an axis of rotation of the first roller;
• and
• a second roller with an outer surface that operatively engages the contact surface of the first roller.

A roller system for moving media through an image forming apparatus, the roller system comprising:

• a first roller including first and second axial ends, comprising:
• a contact surface extending around the roller circumference, the contact surface having a first width less than the roller width in a kick section of the roller, the contact surface being spaced away from the first and second axial ends;
• and
• a first recess extending inwardly from the contact surface along the kick section of the roller, the first recess having a second width less than the roller width;
• a line formed at the intersection of the kick section and the contact surface is parallel to an axis of rotation of the first roller;
• and
• a second roller comprising:
• an outer surface that operatively engages the contact surface of the first roller.

A roller system for moving media through an image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first roller comprising:
• a contact section having a first radius extending around a roller circumference of the first roller;
• and
• a recess extending inwardly from the contact surface along a sector of the roller circumference, a bottom surface of the recess having a second radius less than the first radius, the recess including a generally flat kick surface extending from the contact surface to the bottom surface;
• a line formed at the intersection of the kick surface and the contact surface is parallel to an axis of rotation of the first roller;
• and
• a second roller comprising:
• an outer diameter that forms a media-moving nip with the contact surface of the first roller, wherein the media moves through the image forming apparatus by moving through the media-moving nip.