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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
E Neal Tompkins, Atlanta, GA (US);
Keith J Bradley, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Peter A Zuber, Norcross, GA (US);
T/R Systems, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A print engine is provided for electrophotographically transferring an image from an image source to an image-support member. The print engine includes a photoconductive member having a photoconductive surface for storing a latent, electrostatic image. A photoconductive drum charger and an image transfer device generate the latent, electrostatic image on the photoconductive surface. A developer station supplies developer to the latent, electrostatic image as it is being carried by the photoconductive surface to provide a developed image. A carrier member includes an electrically charged support surface for supporting an image-support member which is passed through an image transfer nip. The image transfer nip extends between the photoconductive member and the carrier member. The image-support member and the developed image are simultaneously passed through the image transfer nip so that the developed image is transferred to the image-support member. A mounting assembly is provided for movably supporting the photoconductive member and the carrier member in a relative frictional engagement therebetween, wherein the carrier member is pressed into the photoconductive member so that the support surface of the carrier member will move at substantially the same speed through the image transfer nip as the photoconductive surface of the photoconductive member in response to movement of the photoconductive member.