Patent ID: 7860417

Claim:
A printer comprising: an imaging member; a transfer roller located proximate to the imaging member; a memory in which climb force versus media thickness data and imaging member velocity data are stored; a controller being configured to determine a climb force corresponding to a media thickness and an imaging member velocity stored in the memory and to generate a signal for moving the transfer roller with reference to the determined climb force; and a displaceable linkage operatively connected to the controller to receive the generated signal from the controller and operatively connected to the transfer roller to move the transfer roller into and out of contact with the imaging member, the displaceable linkage applying a first move of the transfer roller into contact with the imaging member to form a transfer nip at a commanded first force, the displaceable linkage applying a second move to the transfer roller at a commanded second force, and the displaceable linkage applying a third move to the transfer roller at a commanded third force.