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An air bearing sheet heater assembly provided for heating a sheet in an ink imaging printer includes (a) a heater plate including a heating element, and having a front side defining a first side of a sheet path through the heater assembly; (b) at least one movable platelet having a back surface, and an opposite front surface facing the heater plate and defining a second side of the sheet path; and (c) an air bearing assembly mounted to the at least one platelet for creating an air bearing between the second side and the first side of the sheet path by pneumatically spacing the front surface of the at least one movable platelet from the front side of the heater plate, thereby reducing stiction forces and friction along the sheet path through The air bearing sheet heater assembly.
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