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Process of exposing photosensitive member

US4487501A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1982
Grant dateDec 11, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B27/526
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An original to be copied is placed in a given position. An exposure optics including a movable part is employed to focus an optical image of slitwise segment of the original on a photosensitive member. The photosensitive member moves in a given direction and at a given speed throughout the exposure. The location where the image of slitwise segment of the original is focused moves through the space of the arrangement at a given speed and in a direction opposite from the direction of movement of the photosensitive member throughout the exposure. Consequently, the location corresponding to the initiation of the exposure is situated downstream as viewed in the direction of movement of the surface of the photosensitive member while the location corresponding to the end of the exposure is situated upstream as viewed in the same direction. Upon termination of the exposure, the photosensitive member continues its movement which is the same as during the exposure while the movable part of the exposure optics returns to its start position.

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