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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenzo Ariyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Yamazaki, Urayasu, JP;
Tomotsu Motohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Hirota, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430 31 ; 430 22 ; 354 62 ; 354 80 ; 354292 ; 355-7 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for making a two-dimensional copy from either a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object is provided. In making a two-dimensional copy from a three-dimensional object, the object is submerged in the liquid contained in a container having a transparent bottom portion to which said object is brought into contact by placing a cover member thereon. The object is then exposed through the transparent bottom portion thereby the projected image of the object viewed through the transparent bottom portion is reproduced on a sheet of copy paper.