US4378153A
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Electronic duplicator
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1981-05-04
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Granted: 1983-03-29
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Expires: 2001-05-04
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an electronic duplicator having a focusing light transmitting body, which includes optical fiber tubes for image formation and optical fiber tubes for detecting the image density. The image density detection optical fiber tubes effect the measurement of the dose of light reflected by the document before the image formation by the image formation optical fiber tubes with respect to the advancement of a document table. The information of the measured value is supplied to an exposure control section and a bias voltage control section for appropriate exposure and bias voltage control.
Inventors
- 👤 Fuminobu Nishimura
- 👤 Mitsuaki Kohyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:21
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/50; G03G15/5025; G03G15/04; G03G15/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
An electronic duplicator comprising: means for retaining a document to be duplicated; a photosensitive member, charging means for electrostatically charging said photosensitive member, projecting means for projecting an image of said document onto said photosensitive member to form an electrostatic latent image of said document thereon, said projecting means comprising a focusing light transmitting member; means for obtaining relative movement between said document and said projecting means; and developing means for supplying toner to said photosensitive member and developing said electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, said focusing light transmitting member comprising a first set of optical fiber tubes for image formation which are arranged in at least one row and a second set of optical fiber tubes for image density detection which are arranged in at least one row, each of said sets of optical fiber tubes comprising a plurality of focusing optical fibers, said sets of optical fiber tubes being arranged in parallel array such that a document moved relative to said projecting means reaches said image density detection optical fiber tubes before it reaches said image formation optical fiber tubes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
An electronic duplicator comprising: means for retaining a document to be duplicated; a photosensitive member, charging means for electrostatically charging said photosensitive member, projecting means for projecting an image of said document onto said photosensitive member to form an electrostatic latent image of said document thereon, said projecting means comprising a focusing light transmitting member; means for obtaining relative movement between said document and said projecting means; and developing means for supplying toner to said photosensitive member and developing said electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, said focusing light transmitting member comprising a first set of optical fiber tubes for image formation which are arranged in at least one row and a second set of optical fiber tubes for image density detection which are arranged in at least one row, each of said sets of optical fiber tubes comprising a plurality of focusing optical fibers, said sets of optical fiber tubes being arranged in parallel array such that a document moved relative to said projecting means reaches said image density detection optical fiber tubes before it reaches said image formation optical fiber tubes.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-03-28 | 1986-09-27 | 1987-03-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-03-28 | 1990-09-27 | 1991-03-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-03-28 | 1994-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |