Patent ID: 8326196
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic marking system comprising: one or more sequentially positioned process stations; a charging station; an exposure station; a development station; a transfer station that comprises an air jet transfer baffle configured to force a paper sheet against a photoconductive surface by forcing air through one or more air outlets in said baffle against a back non-image receiving paper surface of the paper sheet; a fusing station; a paper sheet size determination unit; a paper weight determination unit; and a controller configured to control the baffle to open or close the one or more outlets and to adjust the angle and velocity of the air forced through the air outlets, wherein said air outlets are configured to be opened or closed based, at least in part, on a determined size of the paper sheet, and an angle and velocity of the air forced through the air outlets are based, at least in part, on a determined paper weight of the paper sheet.