Automatic copy sheet selection device
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsAnthony T. DeSanctis, Barry P. Mandel, Francesca A. Barrientos, Richard A. VanDongen, David R. Kamprath
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Abstract
An automatic copy paper selecting device that chooses the proper type of copy sheet based on the paper weight of the sheets of the original document without the necessity of utilizing coded control sheets or other operator input. A paper weight sensor in the document handler determines the weight of each original sheet and sends a signal to a programmable controller which then selects the proper copy sheet feed tray based on preprogrammed parameters.
Claims10
An apparatus for automatically selecting a copy sheet as a function of the weight of an original sheet, comprising:
- means for detecting the weight of the original sheet and generating a signal proportional thereto;
- and
- means, responsive to the generated signal from said detecting means, for selecting a sheet.
An electrophotographic printing machine of the type in which a copy sheet is selected as a function of the weight of an original document, wherein the improvement comprises:
- means for detecting the weight of the original sheet and generating a signal proportional thereto;
- and
- means responsive to the generated signal from said detecting means for selecting a sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.