Apparatus and method for detaching media from a fuser in a...

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2009-01-14

2011-12-20

Walsh, Ryan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

C399S068000, C399S322000, C399S400000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08081914

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (100) and method (200) that detaches media from a fuser in a printer is disclosed. The method can include feeding (220) a media sheet through a fuser member and applying (230) gas from an air knife to the media sheet on the fuser member to detach the media sheet at a detach point from the fuser member. The method can also include asserting (240) tension on the media sheet using a set of rotational members and continuing to apply gas from the air knife to the media sheet until the set of rotational members asserts tension on the media sheet.

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