Patent ID: 7926806

Claim:
A system to align a media sheet in a media path of an image forming apparatus comprising: an input area including a support member to support the media sheet and a first reference edge to initially align a lateral side of the media sheet; a second reference edge located downstream along the media path from the input area, the second reference edge offset laterally from the first reference edge; an alignment nip located downstream along the media path from the input area, the alignment nip comprising: a drive roll aligned parallel with the second reference edge, a backup roll aligned transverse to the second reference edge; and a biasing means for creating a nip force between the backup roll and the drive roll, the biasing means causing a rotational axis of the backup roll to intersect a plane of the media path; a transport belt located downstream along the media path from the alignment nip; and a transfer nip formed between a photoconductive member and the transport belt.