Method and apparatus for facsimile sheet handling
AssigneeExxon Research & Engineering Co.
InventorsT. James Bryan, George W. Hartman, Arthur G. Wilson
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a facsimile apparatus with an improved sheet transport means including a transport path and a feeder in the path for moving sheets along it to a scanner. A sensor is situated in the path for sensing the length of the sheets being fed to the scanner. The sensor is utilized for detecting the length of the document such that it may be removed from the scanner by engaging the trailing edge of the sheet.
Claims15
Facsimile apparatus comprising scanning means adapted to scan a sheet and improved sheet transport means comprising:
- a transport path for feeding sheets to said scanning means;
- feed means in said transport path for moving said sheets along said path to said scanning means;
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- means including sensor means in said transport path for determining the length of said sheets.
A method of operating a facsimile apparatus comprising scanning means adapted to scan a sheet, sheet transport means adapted to feed a sheet along the transport path to the scanning means, sheet sensor means in the transport path and sheet removal means for removing sheets from the scanning means, the method comprising the following steps:
- feeding a sheet along the transport path;
- feeding the sheet to the scanning means;
- sensing the trailing edge of the sheet as the sheet moves along the transport path;
- determining the length of the sheet as the sheet moves past the sensor means;
- scanning the sheet at the scanning means;
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- positioning the sheet removal means relative to the scanning means so as to locate an edge of the sheet adjacent said removal means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.