Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1991-10-18
1993-11-30
Grimley, A. T.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
346108, 355200, 355210, 358437, G03G 2100
Patent
active
052669963
ABSTRACT:
A recording apparatus has both a copier function and a fax printing function. The recording apparatus is provided with a photoconductive member, an original table on which an original is placed, and a scanner for scanning the original placed on the original table to project an image of the original onto the photoconductive member so that an electrostatic latent image may be formed on the photoconductive member. An optical print head is provided for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive member based on an electric signal. Accordingly, the recording apparatus has two modes, a copy mode in which an electrostatic latent image is formed by an operation of the scanner and a print mode in which an electrostatic latent image is formed by an operation of the optical print head. A plurality of sensors are provided for detecting the operation of the scanner, which is controlled by a controller in each of the copy mode and the print mode. The electrostatic latent image formed on the photoconductive member is transferred as a visible image on a recording medium by a transfer unit.
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Fujita Atsushi
Masuda Tomohiko
Wakamiya Koji
Yagi Tsukasa
Grimley A. T.
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
Smith Matthew S.
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