Recycling automatic document feeder for a copier
US5310170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 10, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00337
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A recycling automatic document feeder (RADF) for a copier or similar image forming apparatus and capable of preventing curled or otherwise deformed documents from being damaged when such documents are recirculated. The RADF includes a parting plate for separating part of a stack of documents not undergone illumination from the other part undergone illumination and returned to the stack. When the parting plate is raised to a level above a predetermined height, the RADF is inhibited from returning the illuminated documents to the stack.
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