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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355133 ;
Abstract
A multiple-unit type copying apparatus having an apparatus housing divided into a plurality of units including an optical system unit in which an optical system and a driving device are incorporated and which is openably provided so as to be opened about its one end portion relative to the remaining units. The copying apparatus further includes a connector for coupling the driving device with a power source circuit, a coupling detecting device for detecting a coupling state of the connector and a power supply cut-off device for cutting off power supply to the remaining units when it has been found by the coupling detecting device that the connector is in an uncoupled state.