Image forming device having convenient access to serviceable components
US5803622A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1636
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Servicing of an image forming device, such as a digital photocopier, is made convenient by providing an access opening exposing each of a number of prescribed serviceable components enclosed in a sealed casing. These serviceable components may include a light source scanner, lens group and beam detector. The casing bears removable cover units on the access openings. The serviceable components are located under the access openings, fixed in place by the cover units or elements attached to the cover units. Electrical switches coupled to the cover units may deactivate the components when the cover units are removed.
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