Compact electrographic reproduction apparatus

Abstract

A compact electrographic reproduction apparatus having a mechanism for sequentially transporting an information-bearing source document and a receiver member along a common path. By such transport mechanism, the size and cost of the apparatus are reduced due to the elimination of duplicative transport elements. The reproduction apparatus includes a photoconductive member movable about a closed loop path and electrographic process stations located relative to such path. The transport mechanism defines a common path for a source document and a receiver member. Such path is associated with the electrographic process stations and the photoconductive member whereby, when a source document and receiver member are sequentially transported along such path, information from the source document is reproduced on the receiver member. Further size and cost reductions are effected by utilizing one process station to accomplish a plurality of electrographic functions.

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