Patent · US Expired

Document transport device

US4073489A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
2References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1977
Grant dateFeb 14, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B27/6257
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for transporting an original to be copied while resting on a supporting surface, preferably a drum, in a reproduction apparatus, comprising: a shaft extending across the width of the supporting surface and being arranged in spaced relationship substantially parallel therewith; a plurality of means in spaced attachment along the shaft and responsive to rotation of the shaft for clamping the leading edge of the original; a flexible strip member commonly covering the clamping means and being adapted to protect the leading edge of the original in the clamped position; means engaging one end of the shaft in an original-receiving position for opening and closing the clamping means by rotating the shaft; and means engaging one end of the shaft in an original-releasing position for opening the clamping means by rotating the shaft.

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