Xerographic reproducing apparatus

Claim 1

XEROGRAPHIC REPRODUCING APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTARY XEROGRAPHIC DRUM HAVING A PERIPHERY FORMED WITH AN ELECTROSTATIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL, A LIGHT SOURCE, A LENS, AND A CORONA CHARGING MEANS, SAID APPARATUS BEING OPERABLE IN SUCH FASHION THAT SAID PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM IS UNIFORMLY CHARGED BY SAID CORONA CHARGING MEANS, THEREAFTER AN ORIGINAL OBJECT IS ILLUMINATED WITH A LIGHT FROM SAID LIGHT SOURCE, AND THE LIGHT REFLECTED FROM SAID ORIGINAL OBJECT IS FOCUSED BY SAID LENS AND PROJECTED ONTO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTARY DRUM TO SENSITIZE SAID PERIPHERY AND TO THEREBY FORM AN ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE THEREON, THEREAFTER A TONER IS SPRINKLED ONTO THE SURFACE OF SAID XEROGRAPHIC DRUM CARRYING SAID ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE TO DEVELOP SAID IMAGE, SUBSEQUENTLY THE RESULTING DEVELOPED IMAGE CARRIED ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID XEROGRAPHIC DRUM IS TRANSFERRED ONTO A SHEET OF PAPER, AND THEREAFTER SAID TRANSFERRED IMAGE ON THE PAPER IS SETTLED BY HEAT-MELTING, CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVISION OF: A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCE MEANS WITH SLIT, EACH LIGHT SOURCE MEANS WITH SLIT COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE, A REFLECTOR AND A SLIT, EACH BEING ATTACHED TO AN ENDLESS BELT DRIVEN TO TRAVEL AROUND THE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF AN ORIGIINAL OBJECT SUPPORTING MEMBER; A FIXED SLIT DISPOSED CLOSE TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTARY XEROGRAPHIC DRUM TO BE EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND FACING SAID PERIPHERY; AND A PLURALITY OF LENSES ATTACHED TO AN ENDLESS BELT, SAID BELT BEING DRIVEN TO TRAVEL BETWEEN SAID ORIGINAL OBJECT SUPPORTING MEMBER AND SAID FIXED SLIT, SAID PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCES WITH SLIT, SAID FIXED SLIT AND SAID PLURALITY OF LENSES AND LIGHT SOURCE MEANS BEING DRIVEN SYNCHRONOUSLY.