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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1982
Shigehiro Komori, Yokohama, JP;
Masaru Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a copying apparatus having an original-supporting surface capable of supporting thereon a thick original and a sheet-original exposure and transport portion, the original-supporting surface and the exposure surface of the sheet-original exposure and transport portion are formed separately and independently of each other or formed integrally with each other. The apparatus further includes an optical system for directing the image of an original to a photosensitive medium, and various copying process means. When an original on the original-supporting surface is to be copied, the optical system scans the original while moving along the original-supporting surface. When a sheet original is to be copied, the optical system is fixed to correspond to the exposure surface spaced apart from the original-supporting surface and the sheet original is passed through the sheet-original transport portion for scanning.