Document feeder for moving platen copiers

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a copier with a moving platen document imaging system wherein the platen is a part of a moving platen unit reciprocally driven relative to the stationary body of the copier with a document on, and, moving with, the platen being imaged by the copier in an imaging movement of the moving platen unit, the improvement including an automatic document feeder for automatically feeding documents on to and off of the platen solely utilizing the reciprocal movement of the moving platen unit, including a document feeding system mounted to the moving platen unit for reciprocal movement therewith but rotatable relative to the platen for movement of documents relative to the platen and a motion, …