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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1984
Richard A Schieck, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In a document feeder for a copier with a stationary copying platen, having a document transport tray system movable towards and away from the copying platen for transporting original documents to the platen for copying by movement of the document transport over the platen from a position adjacent the platen, wherein the improvement includes one or more unidirectional document holding wheels engageable and disengageable by the movement of the document transport for holding the original documents against the platen in position for copying, and a document ejecting wiper connected to and movable with the document transport for wiping across the platen to thereby remove documents on the platen and for pushing those removed documents off of only one side of the platen while further documents are being transported onto the platen by the document transport, and while the holding wheels are disengaged, with the movement of the document transport towards the platen, the wiper and document transport being adapted to prevent the wiper from engaging those further documents being transported onto the platen by the document transport.