Patent ID: 8204417
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus useful in printing, comprising: a first member including a first surface; a second member including a second surface; a belt including an inner surface contacting the second surface and an outer surface contacting the first surface to form a nip through which the belt is rotated; a tensioned stripping wire contacting the inner surface of the belt and spaced from the second surface, the stripping wire producing a sufficiently-high stripping force to facilitate stripping of media passed through the nip from the outer surface of the belt; a tensioning device secured to the stripping wire, the tensioning device providing adjustment of the tension in the stripping wire to limit deflection of the stripping wire toward the second surface of the second member and maintain a portion of the belt spaced from the second surface, wherein the tensioning device comprises a first element secured to the stripping wire at a first location outward from a first edge of the belt, and a second member secured to the stripping wire at a second location outward from a second edge of the belt opposite to the first edge, at least one of the first element and second element being movable relative to the support member to adjust the tension in the stripping wire.