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Automatic document feeding apparatus
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-30
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Granted: 1992-06-02
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Expires: 2010-08-30
Abstract
Abstract An automatic document feeding apparatus wherein a plurality of sheet-like documents are fed sheet by sheet to an image exposure portion, and discharge the documents by discharge device after exposed by an optical device. Before completion of the exposure operation of a preceding sheet-like document, a succeeding document is stopped temporarily and kept in the stand-by state at least in two stop positions corresponding to document sizes respectively on the upstream side of the image exposure portion, according to a document size detection signal from document size detection device. That a distance from the leading edge of the succeeding document in the temporary stop state to the leading edge of a preceding document in the image exposure portion is set greater than a distance from the trailing edge of the preceding document in the image exposure portion to a discharge position of the discharge device.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Yamada
- 👤 Osamu Murata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 21:21
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/60; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00172; G03G2215/00324; G03G2215/00329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
In an automatic document feeding apparatus which conveys sequentially a plurality of sheet-like documents to an image exposure portion, stops the documents at the image exposure portion and discharge the documents by discharge means after exposed by an optical system, the improvement characterized in that the feed of the succeeding sheet-like document is started before completion of the exposure operation of a preceding sheet-like document, a succeeding document is stopped temporarily and kept in the stand-by state at least in two stop positions corresponding to document sizes respectively on the upstream side of the image exposure portion, according to a document size detection signal from document size detection means, and in that a distance from the leading edge of the succeeding document in the temporary stop state to the leading edge of a preceding document in the image exposure portion is set greater than a distance from the trailing edge of the preceding document in the image exposure portion to a discharge position of the dischage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
In an automatic document feeding apparatus which conveys sequentially a plurality of sheet-like documents to an image exposure portion, stops the documents at the image exposure portion and discharge the documents by discharge means after exposed by an optical system, the improvement characterized in that the feed of the succeeding sheet-like document is started before completion of the exposure operation of a preceding sheet-like document, a succeeding document is stopped temporarily and kept in the stand-by state at least in two stop positions corresponding to document sizes respectively on the upstream side of the image exposure portion, according to a document size detection signal from document size detection means, and in that a distance from the leading edge of the succeeding document in the temporary stop state to the leading edge of a preceding document in the image exposure portion is set greater than a distance from the trailing edge of the preceding document in the image exposure portion to a discharge position of the dischage means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one pair of intermediate conveyor rollers, drivable at variable speeds, are provided on the downstream side of said separation means, in a direction, the temporary stopping positions being set between said intermediate conveyor rollers and said image exposure portions whereby, when documents having various sizes are conveyed from a temporary stop position, said documents may be conveyed at a main conveying speed before a trailing edge of the document completely leaves said intermediate conveyor rollers.
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