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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1974
John William Cooper, Hitchin, EN;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A reproduction machine has a photoconductive surface and a stripping device for separating the leading edge of a transfer sheet from the surface. Located adjacent to the stripping device is a guide which is maintained at a reference voltage such that an electrostatic attraction is set up between the guide and the transfer sheet so as to draw the latter toward the guide. A support member generally uniformly separated from the guide serves to support the transfer sheet in the event the electrostatic attraction is insufficient to draw the transfer sheet to the guide. Either the guide or the support member may be at least partially covered by a layer of insulating material.