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US4945386A
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Copier with magnification selection and paper winding prevention
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-03-14
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2009-03-14
Abstract
Abstract Magnification is selected in response to selection of simplex or duplex mode. Then an original image is scanned by an optical system with the predetermined magnification and formed as an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor drum. Other latent images on the photoreceptor drum than the above mentioned electrostatic latent image, which correspond to a leading edge area and a rear edge area of the original image, are erased by an interimage eraser. Since toner does not adhere to the areas thus erased, toner is not transferred onto the leading and rear edge areas of the copy paper. Accordingly, when the transferred image on the copy paper is fixed by a fixing roller, the leading edge portion of the copy paper does not adhere to the roller and consequently, the copy paper can be prevented from winding around the roller.
Inventors
- 👤 Masazumi Ito
- 👤 Yoshihiro Horie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 14:26
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/50; G03G15/5095; G03G15/04; G03G15/045; G03G15/047; G03G15/22; G03G15/23; G03G15/231; G03G15/232; G03G15/234; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/04; G03G2215/0429; G03G2215/0431; G03G2215/0434; G03G2215/0446; G03G2215/0448; G03G2215/0451
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image on said photoreceptor, transfer means including a transfer portion for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to said transfer portion to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of copy paper, first means for forming a margin at a leading edge of the copy paper, second means for forming margins at leading and rear edges of the copy paper, and control means for enabling said first means in response to the selection of said simplex mode by said mode selecting means and enabling said second means in response to the selection of said duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image on said photoreceptor, transfer means including a transfer portion for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to said transfer portion to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of copy paper, first means for forming a margin at a leading edge of the copy paper, second means for forming margins at leading and rear edges of the copy paper, and control means for enabling said first means in response to the selection of said simplex mode by said mode selecting means and enabling said second means in response to the selection of said duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A copying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein in response to the selection of the duplex mode by said mode selecting means, an image is formed on a first surface of the copy paper and after that an image is formed on a second surface thereof, and said control means enables said second means at the time of forming the image on said first surface and enables said first means at the time of forming the image on said second surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
188 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image corresponding to an original on said photoreceptor with a selected magnification, transfer means for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to the transfer means to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of copy paper, first means for forming a margin at a leading edge of the copy paper, second means for forming margins at leading and rear edges of the copy paper, and control means for enabling said first means and selecting a first magnification in response to the selection of the simplex mode by said mode selecting means, and enabling said second means and selecting a second magnification in response to the selection of the duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
188 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image corresponding to an original on said photoreceptor with a selected magnification, transfer means for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to the transfer means to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of copy paper, first means for forming a margin at a leading edge of the copy paper, second means for forming margins at leading and rear edges of the copy paper, and control means for enabling said first means and selecting a first magnification in response to the selection of the simplex mode by said mode selecting means, and enabling said second means and selecting a second magnification in response to the selection of the duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
A copying apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein said first magnification is a magnification making it possible to form an image of an original in an area of the copy paper excluding the margin formed by said first means, and said second magnification is a magnification making it possible to form an image of an original in an area of the copy paper excluding the margins formed by said second means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
A copying apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein in response to the selection of the duplex mode by said mode selecting means, an image is formed on a first surface of copy paper and after that an image is formed on a second surface thereon, and said control means enables said second means at the time of forming the image on said first surface and enables said first means at the time of forming the image on said second surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
152 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image corresponding to an original on said photoreceptor with a selected magnification, transfer means for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to the transfer means to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of the copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of the copy paper, and control means for selecting a first magnification in response to the selection of said simplex mode by said mode selecting means, and selecting a second magnification in response to the selection of said duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
152 words
A copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, image forming means for forming a toner image corresponding to an original on said photoreceptor with a selected magnification, transfer means for transferring the toner image formed on said photoreceptor onto copy paper, fixing means for thermally fixing the toner image transferred on the copy paper, and duplex means for feeding again the thermally fixed copy paper to the transfer means to form images on both surfaces of the copy paper, comprising: mode selecting means for selecting a duplex mode for forming images on both surfaces of the copy paper, and a simplex mode for forming an image on one surface of the copy paper, and control means for selecting a first magnification in response to the selection of said simplex mode by said mode selecting means, and selecting a second magnification in response to the selection of said duplex mode by said mode selecting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A copying apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein in response to the selection of the duplex mode by said mode selecting means, an image is formed on a first surface of the copy paper and after that an image is formed on a second surface thereof, and said control means selects said second magnification at the time of forming the image on said first surface and selects said first magnification at the time of forming the image on said second surface.
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