Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
29 words
A process unit adapted to be removably mounted in a main assembly of a reproducing machine, comprising a housing enclosing an imaging member, and a hingedly mounted charging device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process unit adapted to be removably mounted in a main assembly of a reproducing machine, comprising a housing enclosing an imaging member, and a hingedly mounted charging device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging device is elongate and is hingedly mounted at a first end, the second opposite end thereof being retained by latch means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the latch means comprises a pair of jaw members which are mutually biased together to grip the second end of the charging device when the process unit is withdrawn from the main assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second end of the charging device is provided with a projecting tab adapted to be gripped by the jaw members when the process unit is withdrawn from the main assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process unit as claimed in any of claims 2 to 4, wherein the latch means is adapted to release the charging device when the process unit is inserted into the main assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process unit as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the charging device is a transfer corotron for transferring an image from the imaging member to a copy sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reproducing machine comprising a main assembly, and a process unit as claimed in any preceding claim adapted to be removably mounted in said main assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A reproducing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein the main assembly comprises means for supporting the charging device in a predetermined location relative to the main assembly when the process unit is inserted therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A reproducing machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein the support means comprise resilient flexures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
A reproducing machine as claimed in claim 8 or claim 9, comprising a process unit in accordance with claim 2, wherein respective support means are provided at each of the two ends of the charging device, the support means at the second end of the charging device being withdrawable from the main assembly whereby the charging device is pivotable about the hinged end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reproducing machine as claimed in claim 10, comprising a member providing an abutment which limits the pivotal movement of the charging device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
A reproducing machine as claimed in claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the withdrawable support means at the second end of the charging device comprises a double sided ramp member in back-to-back configuration defining an apex therebetween, wherein the second end of the charging device is supported by the apex when both the ramp member and the process unit are fully inserted in the main assembly.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A reproducing machine substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A reproducing machine substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process unit adapted to be removable mounted in a main assembly of a reproducing machine substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 and Figures 6 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process unit adapted to be removable mounted in a main assembly of a reproducing machine substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 and Figures 6 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.