Light memory removing system in an electrophotographic copying machine
US4416536A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1687
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic copying machine includes a housing which is separated into an upper body and a lower body along a path of a copy paper in order to facilitate the removal of a jammed paper. When the housing is separated into the upper and lower bodies, a light memory effect is created on a photosensitive drum due to the ambient light. When the upper body is closed after removal of the jammed paper, a light memory removing operation is conducted, wherein a transcription unit and an erase unit are activated without transferring a copy paper.
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