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Electrophotographic document copier machine with modular paper path assembly

US4165168A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1977
Grant dateAug 21, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 23, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrophotographic machine of the transfer type wherein a modular construction is provided including a main slide-out drawer upon which the entire paper path is mounted as well as the transfer corona. Included in the main drawer are the paper supply bins, paper feeding mechanisms, transport guides and conveyors, the transfer corona, detach means, and the fuser. The paper supply bins are mounted in individual mini-drawers separate from but located within the main drawer.

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