Book copier with movable carrier

Claim 2

In a reproduction apparatus including copy paper, a book transport means for moving a book within a pathway from a first end to a second end, a scanning window being positioned in the pathway, a copy paper transport means for transporting copy paper through a copy paper pathway, power means for driving said transport means, means for reproducing an open page of said book onto the copy paper as it moves past the scanning window, said book transport means comprising: at least one drive roller secured to the apparatus to rotate around its own axis in substantially the same plane, said drive roller contacting said carrier for moving said carrier between said first and second ends.

Claim 3

The reproduction apparatus of claim 1 wherein said power means comprises: a main continuous rotating chain for driving said drive roller to move said carrier from the first end toward the second end; a reverse chain for rotating said drive roller for moving said carrier from the second end back to the first end of the pathway; and a reverse motor means for driving said reverse chain, said reverse motor being turned ''''on'''' after said carrier reaches the second end to cause said carrier to be transferred from the second end back to the input end of the pathway.

Claim 4

The reproduction apparatus of claim 1, wherein: a book clutch means is associated with said drive roller, having a first position when the drive roller is coupled to the power means and a second position when the drive roller is decoupled from the power means, said book clutch means being switched from the first position to the second position when the carrier reaches the second end and thereby enabling the carrier to be conveyed back to the first end.

Claim 5

The reproduction apparatus of claim 3, wherein: said copy paper transport means comprises an input pair of rollers, one of the rollers being a copy paper drive roller, a copy paper clutch means coupling and decoupling the copy paper drive roller from the main chain; a control switch associated with the copy paper clutch means and having an on-position and off-position, said copy paper drive roller being coupled to the main chain when the control switch is in the on-position and decoupled from the main chain after the control switch returns to the off-position, said copy paper being pulled into the copy paper pathway when the control switch is in the on-position; and a switch member associated with the book clutch means and having an on-position and an off-position, said lower section of the carrier switching the switch member from the off-position to the on-position and thereby causing the book clutch means to couple the book drive roller with the main chain to provide the drive for moving the carrier from the input end toward the output end, the carrier switching the control switch from the off-position to the on-position after the switch member is in its on-position.

Claim 6

In a reproduction apparatus including copy paper, a book transport means for moving a book to be copied along an original document pathway across a scanning window located between an input end and an output end of the document pathway, a copy paper transport means for transporting copy paper through a copy paper pathway, power means for driving said transport means, means for reproducing said book as it moves past the scanning window, said book transport means comprising: a book carrier associated with the book transport means for supporting said book, said transport means moving the carrier across said scanning window from a first end to a second end; a track means extending from the first end to the second end of the document pathway, saId track means comprising an elongated groove, said carrier including a finger extending into the groove and moving therealong as the carrier moves from the first end to the second end of the document pathway; a reverse switch positioned at the second end of the groove, said reverse switch having a normal-position and a reverse-position, said finger switching the reverse switch to said reverse-position, when the carrier reaches the output end; and means for reversing the direction of movement of said carrier when said finger switches the reverse switch to said reverse-position.

Claim 7

In a reproduction apparatus including copy paper, a book transport means for moving a book to be copied along an original document pathway across a scanning window located between an input end and an output end of the document pathway, a copy paper transport means for transporting copy paper through a copy paper pathway, power means for driving said transport means, means for reproducing said book as it moves past the scanning window, said book transport means comprising: a book carrier associated with the book transport means for supporting said book, said transport means moving the carrier across said scanning window from a first end to a second end; a track means extending from the first end to the second end of the document pathway, saId track means comprising an elongated groove, said carrier including a finger extending into the groove and moving therealong as the carrier moves from the first end to the second end of the document pathway; a reverse switch positioned at the second end of the groove, said reverse switch having a normal-position and a reverse-position, said finger switching the reverse switch to said reverse-position, when the carrier reaches the output end; and means for reversing the direction of movement of said carrier when said finger switches the reverse switch to said reverse-position.