Patent · US Expired

Photoconductor belt and drum arrangement for photocopying apparatus

US4040732A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1976
Grant dateAug 9, 1977
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/752
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrophotographic copying apparatus comprising a cylindrical drum member having a circumferential wall and an aperture in the circumferential wall and a photoconductor belt having two end sections and covering the outer face of the circumferential wall, passing through the aperture to extend into the drum to form a seal for the aperture, and being secured within the drum, wherein one of the end sections is attached to a means for maintaining tension in the belt and the other end section is attached to a fixed member within the drum. The drum may also have end walls for attachment to the one or more fixed members within the drum.

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