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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1982
Hiroshi Kajita, Kobe, JP;
Masahide Iseki, Neyagawa, JP;
Tadanobu Nakajima, Sakurai, JP;
Yoshizo Kawamori, Fujiidera, JP;
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An electrostatic copying apparatus having a document holding device and a semi-automatic document feeding and discharging device provided on the top of a housing. The semi-automatic document feeding and discharging device includes a main frame structure mounted for free turning between an operating position and a non-operating position. When the main frame structure is held at the operating position, a document conveying passage having an introducing section, a main section and a curved discharging section is defined. The semi-automatic document feeding and discharging device further comprises a document conveying mechanism for conveying a document to be copied through the document conveying passage, a first regulating member located in the introducing section for regulating the position of the document, a second regulating member located near the downstream end of the main section for regulating the position of the document, and a control means for the document conveying mechanism and the first and second document-position regulating members. The document holding device comprises a document holding member and a mounting mechanism therefor. The mounting mechanism includes a support member mounted for free oscillation and upward and downward movement, and the document holding member is pivotally mounted on the support member.