Very high speed duplicator with document handling
CA 1192581 A · Owner: Xerox Corporation · Inventors: Gerken, William G.
Overview
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A document handling apparatus for a duplicating machine or copier is disclosed and includes a turnaround roller arranged between an exposure platen for the copier and a document sheet supply tray for directing document sheets fed from the tray back into the tray in an inverted orientation when occasions arise for the inversion. One or more occasions may arise and be initiated automatically depending upon a selected mode of duplication or when an odd number of passes of a document set of sheets are necessary to complete a reproduction run. Other occasions may be operator selected for various reasons such as when pre-printed or pre-punched copy sheets are being processed.
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- Granted August 27, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 27, 2002.
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