Xerox Corporation

Margaret C Tsai

Robert F Rubscha

Mark H Buddendeck

A document imaging system for the imaging at a selected first or second imaging station of document sheets to be reproduced, including a pivotably mounted liftable automatic document handler with an integral input tray for the documents sheets, and a normally closely underlying output stacking tray into which the document sheets are ejected by the automatic document handler after imaging at the first imaging station for controlled stacking and retrieval, the second imaging station having a large imaging platen for the manual placement thereon of document sheets to be scanned, and a large manual platen cover normally overlying the large imaging platen, and pivotably mounted to be liftable for the manual placement of document sheets on the large imaging platen; wherein the output stacking tray of the automatic document handler is integrally formed in the upper surfaces of the large manual platen cover and not mounted to the automatic document handler, and the automatic document handler is liftable independently of the output stacking tray to provide clear access to the output stacking tray, yet wherein the automatic document handler is alternatively liftable together with the manual platen cover on a common or shared hinge line axis by a single lifting handle arrangement.

Separating document trays imaging system

In a document handling system for feeding either simplex or duplex document sheets to be imaged at an imaging station, and for restacking the simplex or duplex document sheets in proper collated order in a single output stacking tray; including a reversible exit nip for the reversal of a duplex document sheet in the exit nip while extending therefrom before returning the duplex document sheet to the imaging station for the imaging of its second side, or for document sheet ejection and stacking into the output stacking tray from the exit nip without reversal; a pivotable mounting system is provided for the output stacking tray. One end of the tray is automatically pivotable from a position substantially below the reversible exit nip to a raised position above the reversible exit nip to provide an unobstructed duplex document sheet reversing space under the output stacking tray in its raised position. The document handling system includes duplex documents exit path system for inverting and transporting the duplex document sheets to the opposite end of the stacking tray after the imaging of their second sides.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Margaret C Tsai