Patent ID: 7706731

Claim:
A hybrid printing system comprising: (a) a machine frame; (b) a multi-color image producing module mounted within the machine frame and including color image output terminals and an endless intermediate transfer member for receiving color images from the color image output terminals forming a multi-color image; (c) a separate black image producing module mounted within the machine frame spaced from the multi-color image producing module and including a black image output terminal; (d) a print media transport/transfer module mounted within the machine frame for receiving and moving image receiving print media through the machine frame, the print media transport/transfer module including a repositionable electrostatic transport/transfer member having multi-positions including (i) a first position forming a first image transfer nip with the endless intermediate transfer member and (ii) a second position forming a second image transfer nip with the black image output terminal; and (e) a first moving means for moving the repositionable electrostatic transport/transfer member into and out of the first image transfer nip with the intermediate transfer member, and a second moving means for moving the repositionable electrostatic transport/transfer member into and out of a second image transfer nip with the black image output terminal.