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 date | May 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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