Copier having a detachable photoreceptor unit

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1986-02-07

1987-05-26

Moses, R. L.

Photocopying

Including fiber optics

355 3BE, G03G 1500

Patent

active

046680721

ABSTRACT:
A copier includes a lower housing and an upper housing which is pivotally connected to the lower housing so as to be pivotted open and closed with respect thereto. An installation space is defined in the copier in which a unit having a photosensitive member may be detachably mounted. A pair of guide rails is fixedly provided on the upper housing and a pair of guide projections is fixedly provided on the unit, so that the pair of guide projections is slidingly engaged with the pair of guide rails, respectively, such that the unit may move between an inoperative position and an operative position. The lower housing is provided with a spring which imparts a biasing force to the unit so as to locate the unit at the operative position when the upper housing is pivotted closed with respect to the lower housing. In another embodiment, a locking mechanism is provided in the upper housing so as to releasably lock the unit at the operative position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4386841 (1983-06-01), Wakao et al.
patent: 4563077 (1986-01-01), Komada
patent: 4609277 (1986-09-01), Yokoyama et al.

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