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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:
Jun. 27, 1989
Filed:
May. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroaki Hamano, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355206 ; 355308 ;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a copying machine in which a document is continuously transported to obtain a copy image with an exposure device fixed. The machine comprises a first unit for forming an image of a document on copy paper, a second unit provided so as to be capable of opening and closing relative to the first unit and including document transport rollers and a motor for driving said rollers and a sensor for detecting abnormal operation of the motor. When the second unit is detected to be opened, the detecting operation of the sensor is inhibited.