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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Stacy Marie Pargett, Richmond, KY (US);
Jennifer Marie Murphy, Lexington, KY (US);
Peter B. Pickett, Lexington, KY (US);
Franklin Joseph Palumbo, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Stacy Marie Pargett, Richmond, KY (US);
Jennifer Marie Murphy, Lexington, KY (US);
Peter B. Pickett, Lexington, KY (US);
Franklin Joseph Palumbo, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Lexmark International Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to second transfer areas and methods of transfer toner images from an intermediate member to a media sheet. The second transfer area comprises a second transfer nip formed between a second transfer roller and a back-up roller. The media path moves through this nip with the toner images on the intermediate member being transferred to the media sheets. The amount of force applied by the second transfer roller affects the transferability of the toner images to the media sheet. Further, the intermediate member may contact the second transfer roller at soft nip and hard nip locations. The lengths of these nips may also affect the transferability of the toner images.