Patent ID: 8761646

Claim:
An apparatus useful for printing, comprising: a first roll; a second roll; a belt disposed between the first roll and second roll, the belt including an inner surface and an outer surface; and a stripping member located between the second roll and the inner surface of the belt, the stripping member having a first surface facing the inner surface of the belt, and a second surface facing the second roll, wherein the first surface of the stripping member includes a first needle bearing rotatably contacting the inner surface of the belt, and the second surface of the stripping member includes at least one second needle bearing rotatably contacting the second roll, and the stripping member includes a plurality of cutout portions formed in the stripping member for holding the first needle bearing and the at least one second needle bearing, the plurality of cutout portions having sizes and shapes corresponding to sizes and shapes of the first needle bearing and the at least one second needle bearing in cross section, respectively, the first needle bearing and the at least one second needle bearing being inserted into the plurality of cutout portions.