Patent ID: 9061514
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A release agent application system for use in a solid ink printer comprising: an image receiving member; a receptacle having a bottom and side walls that are configured to hold a volume; a pad positioned on the bottom of the receptacle within the volume of the receptacle, the pad being configured to store a supply of release agent; a roller positioned within the receptacle, the roller being configured to absorb release agent from the pad in response to the roller being in contact with the pad; and an actuator operatively connected to the roller, the actuator being configured to move the roller between a first position, in which the roller contacts the pad and is a first distance from the bottom of the receptacle, and a second position, which is at a second distance from the bottom of the receptacle, the second distance being greater than the first distance and at which the roller contacts the image receiving member and does not contact the pad.