Electrophotographic printing system

Claim 1

Electrophotographic composite printing apparatus comprising a recyclable photoconductive member and charging means for uniformly, electrostatically charging the surface of the photoconductive member each cycle of the member in preparation for creation of a latent electrostatic image each cycle subsequent to the uniform charging of the surface of the photoconductive member, composite exposure means for exposing to electromagnetic radiation the charged surface of the photoconductive member for creation of latent electrostatic images thereon, the composite exposure means including optical projection means for exposing a first selected region of the uniformly charged surface during a cycle of the photoconductive member to an electromagnetic radiation image of an original projected onto the first selected region by means including a projection lens for creating a first latent electrostatic image and laser exposure means for exposing a second nonoverlapping region of the charged surface, during the same cycle of the photoconductive member that the first region is exposed, to a data controlled raster scan image created by a moving spot of electromagnetic radiation generated by a laser for creating a second latent electrostatic image which with the first latent image comprises a composite latent electrostatic image, development means for substantially simultaneously developing with toner material the first and second latent electrostatic images during the same cycle of the photoconductive member that the first and second charged regions are exposed for creating a visible composite toner image corresponding to the composite latent image and transfer means for transferring the composite toner image to a support member during the cycle of the photoconductive member in which the toner image is created.