Patent ID: 9268266
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for transferring a developed image from an image bearing surface to a copy sheet, the apparatus comprising: a charging station for charging the copy sheet to attract the developed image from the image bearing surface to the copy sheet, wherein said charging station includes a corona generating device spaced from the image bearing surface to define a gap therebetween through which the copy sheet passes; a transfer assist blade for pressing the copy sheet into contact with the developed image on the image bearing surface in a region proximate to the charging station, wherein the transfer assist blade is shifted between a non-operative position spaced from the image bearing surface, and an operative position in contact with the copy sheet on the image bearing surface, wherein the transfer assist blade comprises in sequence: a lever member for shifting the transfer assist blade between the non-operative position and the operative positions responsive to a registration signal.