EP0149897A2
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Document copier for books
Assignee: British Library
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Filing: 1984-12-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A document carrier, typically for supporting a book to be copied in a document copier by location of an opened page against an inclined window in a scanner housing, which carrier comprises a pair of separate plates (26, 28) supported in a trough-like configuration by arms (27, 29) which connect the backs of the plates to a movable platform (30), springs (31, 33) being provided, preferably to act between the platform and the supporting arms, to urge the plates into their said trough-like configuration (Figure 2).
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Rodney Malyon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 08:26
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/60; G03G15/605; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A document carrier for a document copier, in the form of a trough-like support suitable to support a work such as a book having plural edge connected pages and to present a page to an inclined window in a scanner housing, the carrier comprising:- 1) a pair of separate plates normally mounted approximately at right angles and defining a trough; 2) a platform on which the two plates are mounted; 3) arms extending to the rear of the plates and pivotally attached to the platform; and 4) spring means acting on the said plates to urge the latter into the trough-like configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A document carrier for a document copier, in the form of a trough-like support suitable to support a work such as a book having plural edge connected pages and to present a page to an inclined window in a scanner housing, the carrier comprising:- 1) a pair of separate plates normally mounted approximately at right angles and defining a trough; 2) a platform on which the two plates are mounted; 3) arms extending to the rear of the plates and pivotally attached to the platform; and 4) spring means acting on the said plates to urge the latter into the trough-like configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A document carrier according to claim 1, wherein the spring means are attached between the plates and the platform or between the arms and the platform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A document carrier according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the platform is carried by a supporting member relative to which it is slidable laterally of the longitudinal direction of the trough.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A document carrier according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plates are pivotally attached to the arms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A document carrier according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the platform is carried by a support, and said support and the scanner housing are relatively movable for presentation of a book to the window.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A document carrier according to claim 5, wherein the support and the housing are independently movable.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
Scanning apparatus for electrically scanning a document to produce an electrical signal containing the scanned information, equipped with a document carrier according to any of claims 1 to 6.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrostatic photocopier equipped with the document carrier of any of claims 1 to 6.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A document carrier substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A document carrier substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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