Patent ID: 6293545
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B41J,B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
A stripper blade assembly for an ink jet printer having an offset drum comprising:a rotatable shaft; anda mechanical connector fixedly attached to the rotatable shaft;a blade holder including a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and means fixedly mounted to the bottom surface for detachably attaching the body to the mechanical connector; anda thin blade fixedly mounted to the top surface of said body such that, when contacted to the drum at an appropriate point in a print process, the thin blade engages an entire leading edge of a print medium on the offset drum to strip the print medium therefrom;wherein the body further comprises a plurality of ribs, each having a slot, fixedly mounted on the bottom surface for interacting with the rotatable shaft when the body is attached thereto.