Non-image erase system for reproduction machine
CA 1213315 A · Owner: Xerox Corporation · Inventors: Palumbo, Stephen A.J.
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A xerographic type reproduction machine having a photoreceptor a, platen for supporting a document to be copied an exposure lamp, and optical, means for transmitting image rays from the platen and the document thereon to the photoreceptor to create a latent electrostatic image of the document on the photoreceptor; an edge erase lamp means forming a fiber optic type, conduit for transmitting a band of light from the erase lamp onto the photoreceptor to erase any non-image areas adjoining the edge of the latent image, a movable shutter when disposed in a home position closes the fiber optic conduit and prevent exposure of the photoreceptor to the erase lamp whereby to obviate possible …
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- Granted October 28, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 28, 2003.
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