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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yukio Kasuya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 / ; 355 / ; 346160 ; 358300 ;
Abstract
An image-processing apparatus, can function as a copier and also as a printer, has first and second image-forming units, a switching unit and an output unit. When the first image-forming unit is selected by the switching unit, images are formed on a recording medium by the light from an original to be copied. When the second image-forming unit is selected, images are formed by controlling the transmission of light. The images formed on the recording medium are provided by the output unit.