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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayoshi Furuichi, Tokyo, JA;
Assignee:
Kabushiki-Kaisha KIP, Tokyo, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 76 ; 355 51 ;
Abstract
An original sheet carrying and illuminating device for use in an electrophotographic copying machine and which is provided with first and second carrying means driven at a predetermined speed to carry an original sheet, the portion of the second carrying means participating in carrying the sheet being shorter than the first carrying means, the second carrying means being provided with means for pneumatically attracting the sheet onto the second carrying means, and there being further provided first and second lighting means selectively energized to illuminate either of the surfaces of the sheet.