Electrophotographic copying machine with document-winding drum and document table
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAtsushi Asada, Shunju Anzai
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Abstract
An electrophotographic copying machine includes a document mount portion, a document-winding drum, and a selection element. A book-like document can be copied when it is mounted on the document mount portion or a sheet-like copy document can be copied by being wound around the document drum by operation of the selection element. The document mount portion and the document drum are positioned within the range of movement of a common light scanning source so that the copy document provided on either the mount portion or the drum is optically scanned with the common light scanning source.
Claims14
An electrophotographic copying machine including:
- a document table having a support surface for supporting a first document to be copied;
- a document drum for receiving and winding a second sheet-like document thereon to be copied positioned at the same level of the support surface of said document table;
- a substantially planar reciprocating light scanning source positioned relative to each of said document drum and document table so that by selective movement of said light scanning source either of said first or second documents can be scanned by said light scanning source, said light scanning source being positioned when not in operation between said document table and said drum with said document drum being positioned at one extremity of the range of movement of said light scanning source;
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- selection means for operating said light scanning source to selectively scan either of said first or said second documents.
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