Patent ID: 8459638

Claim:
A system for decurling a sheet medium comprising: a first penetrating roller mounted for rotation around a first longitudinal axis thereof; a second elastomeric roller mounted for rotation around a second longitudinal axis thereof, the first and second longitudinal axes being substantially parallel with one another, the second elastomeric roller comprising a pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material which has electrically conductive properties that vary with its state of compression; an actuator operative for moving one of the first penetrating roller and the second elastomeric roller in a direction transverse to the respective second or first longitudinal axis of the other, and to penetrate the body of the second elastomeric roller with the body of the first penetrating roller; the pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material configured such that it is subject to pressure by the penetration of the first penetrating roller into the second elastomeric roller; and first and second electrical terminals configured and operative to apply an electrical charge across the pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material.