Patent · US Expired

Copying apparatus having means for moving the optical scanning system to a predetermined position when an abnormality is detected

US4905046A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1988
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/183
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A copying apparatus having an optical scanning system includes an upper casing that can be opened and closed and a scanning device on the upper casing for scanning an original. The scanning device includes an abnormality detector for detecting the occurrence of an abnormality during a copy operation. When an abnormality is detected by the detector, the scanning device is moved to a scanning start position.

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