Copying machine employing document scanning and flash exposure

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EP 0 156 589 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.03.1986 Bulletin 1986/13

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.10.1985 Bulletin 1985/40

(21)	Application number: 85301734

(22)	Date of filing: 13.03.1985

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

16.03.1984 US 590246
16.03.1984 US 590245
16.03.1984 US 590131

(71)	Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
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(72)	Inventors:
	Coons, Robert Addison, Jr. () Smith, Wayne Richard ()

(54)	Copying machine employing document scanning and flash exposure

(57) 57 An electrostatographic printing system is disclosed as having a document supporting drum and an optical arrangement (40) for scanning a document for exposing the same as by flowing exposure to a moving photoreceptor belt (15). The system also has an optical arrangement for exposing documents placed on an exposure platen (14) for effecting flash exposure upon the moving photoreceptor belt thereby providing a dual mode of operation of a copier.

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