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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1976
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Two sheet trays are provided, one of which is fixed in position and carries copy sheets and the other of which is movable and carries original documents for transmission. The movable sheet tray is slidable over the fixed sheet tray between a retracted position and a sheet feed position. The trays are rockable in such a manner that a feed roller engages with the fixed sheet tray when the movable sheet tray is in the retracted position and with the movable sheet tray when the movable sheet tray is in the sheet feed position to feed copy sheets or original documents respectively. Movement of the movable sheet tray by the apparatus operator to the selected one of the retracted position and the sheet feed position automatically sets a facsimile transmission system in which the apparatus is incorporated to a receive mode or a transit mode respectively. A sensor is provided to the movable sheet tray to sense for the presence of original documents therein and automatically terminate multiple document transmission.