Patent ID: 8965245
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A continuous feed image marking apparatus comprising: an image transfer belt including one or more developed images for transfer to a media web at an image transfer zone including a nip, the image transfer belt driven by a Drive Roll and an Assist Roll; the Drive Roll and Assist Roll driving an inside surface of the image transfer belt; and a Bias Transfer Roll (BTR) and one or more media web support rolls operatively associated with transferring the one or more developed images from the image transfer belt to the media web at the image transfer zone, the BTR and one or more media web support rolls configured to provide a selectably engageable/disengageable nip for transferring the one or more images from the image transfer belt to the media web, the BTR and one or more media support rolls selectably camming an inside surface of the media web to engage/disengage the nip for transferring the one or more images from the image transfer belt to the media web, wherein the BTR and one or more media support rolls are configured to provide substantially zero wrap of the media web on the BTR during an engagement of the media web with the image transfer belt, and wherein the Drive Roll is larger in diameter than the Assist Roll.