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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1992
Kiyohari Nakagama, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a copying apparatus provided with a platen glass located on the top of the apparatus, an exposure lamp moves under the platen glass in parallel with it for illuminating a document on the platen glass, mirrors move concurrently with the exposure lamp for illuminating an image carrier, and a cooling fan is positioned laterally to the moving paths of the exposure lamp and the mirrors for cooling the platen glass. The cooling fan is operated some time after the start of a copying operation, in accordance with light amount of the exposure lamp, the number of copies to be made, the document size, the image magnification, or by a combination of these factors.