Photoconductor belt and drum arrangement for photocopying apparatus
US4040732A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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