Electrophotography – Document handling – Book copying
Patent
1995-05-05
1996-11-05
Ramirez, Nestor R.
Electrophotography
Document handling
Book copying
399367, 399377, G03G 2100
Patent
active
055722849
ABSTRACT:
A book document handing device for an image forming apparatus, and having a function of reading a book document and a function of turning the pages of the document. A scanning unit having the two functions is moved in a reciprocating motion on and along the surface of a book document laid spread on a right and a left document tables, thereby reading the document while turning the pages thereof. A table unit has, in addition to the right and left tables, a mechanism for moving each table up and down independently of the other table, members for fixing the front and rear covers of the book document to the two tables, and slide rails supporting the table unit in such a manner as to be movable in the front-and-rear direction relative to the body of the device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3594079 (1971-07-01), Murgas et al.
patent: 4017173 (1977-04-01), Komori et al.
patent: 4080070 (1978-03-01), Spence-Bate
patent: 4218130 (1980-08-01), Satomi et al.
patent: 4645331 (1987-02-01), Berger
patent: 4659207 (1987-04-01), Maekawa
patent: 4673286 (1987-06-01), Shinbrot
patent: 4688930 (1987-08-01), Ohno
patent: 4693594 (1987-09-01), Garavuso et al.
patent: 4823395 (1989-04-01), Chikauchi
patent: 4856769 (1989-08-01), Andrew et al.
patent: 4916839 (1990-04-01), Nakanishi
patent: 4942482 (1990-07-01), Kakinuma et al.
patent: 4972271 (1990-11-01), Koumura
patent: 4982235 (1991-01-01), Fujino
patent: 4985617 (1991-01-01), Ogushi
patent: 5077577 (1991-12-01), Hamakawa
patent: 5084732 (1992-01-01), Tsaur et al.
patent: 5119136 (1992-06-01), Morikawa
patent: 5325213 (1994-06-01), Takahashi et al.
Popular Science magazine, Oct. 1994, p. 42.
Ramirez Nestor R.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
LandOfFree
Book document handling device does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Book document handling device, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Book document handling device will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2018365