Image transfer material separation apparatus for electrophotographic copying machine
US4417800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/16
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image transfer material separation apparatus for an electrophotographic copying machine, in which a leading edge of an image transfer material is curled in such a direction as to be separated from the surface of a photoconductor on which a latent electrostatic image or a visible image is formed, before the image transfer material is brought into close contact with the latent-electrostatic-image- or visible-image-bearing photoconductor, and after image transfer, an image transfer material separation member, disposed away from the surface of the photoconductor, is pushed by the curled leading edge portion of the image transfer material, whereby the image transfer material is guided in the direction different from the movement direction of the photoconductor and is separated from the surface of the photoconductor and is then transported, for instance, towards an image fixing station.
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