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| 2H076 | EXPOSURE OR ORIGINAL FEEDING IN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY | |
| G03G13/04 ;13/045,100;13/056;15/00,107;15/04-15/043;15/047;15/056 | ||
| G03G13/04,13/045,100,13/056;15/00,107;15/04-15/043;15/047;15/056 | AA | AA00 ANALOGUE EXPOSURE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | |||
| . Slit exposure | . . Moving original types | . . . moving original platens | . . . conveying originals at the time of exposure | . . Moving optical system types | . . . Moving-mirror types | . . . Moving-lens types | ||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA17 | |||||||
| . . moving both originals and optical systems | . . Imaging units | . . . Multi-lens types | . . . . having converged optical transmission bodies | . . . In-mirror lenses | . . positioning optical systems for originals or photoconductors | |||||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA26 | AA27 | AA28 | |||||
| . . Mechanisms for driving or stopping moving members | . . . driven by wires | . . . . of both sides | . . . preventing vibrations during movement at constant speed | . . . Reversing mechanisms | . . . preventing vibration at the time of reversing | . . . Stoppers | . . . Locking members | |||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA35 | AA36 | AA37 | ||||||
| . . controlling moving members | . . . synchronising with drums or papers | . . . detecting positions | . . . controlling return positions | . . . controlling speeds | . . . . at the time of returning | . . . for preventing vibrations or shocks | ||||||
| AA41 | AA43 | AA45 | AA46 | AA47 | AA48 | AA49 | AA50 | |||||
| . Flood exposure | . Contact exposure | . characterised by optical systems | . . Double-sided exposure | . . Reciprocal exposure | . . Composite exposure | . . moving image positions | . . Focusing | |||||
| AA51 | AA53 | AA54 | AA55 | AA57 | AA58 | AA60 | ||||||
| . . having intermediate recording media | . . having additional projection systems on original platens | . . having additional image sources on original platens | . . placing originals with their faces upward | . . combining analogue exposure and digital exposure | . . having reading units | . . Light-shielding members | ||||||
| AA61 | AA62 | AA63 | AA64 | AA65 | AA66 | AA67 | AA68 | AA69 | AA70 | |||
| . Lamp housings e.g. illuminating units | . . improving lamps per se | . . . Flash lamps | . . . Multiple lamps arranged in lines | . . improving reflecting members | . . . rotating reflecting members | . . . having lenses | . . having heating means | . . having cooling means | . . Power supplies or wiring | |||
| AA71 | AA74 | AA75 | AA76 | AA77 | AA78 | AA79 | ||||||
| . . changing or positioning | . Varying magnification | . . changing lenses | . . Lens zooming | . . Mirror zooming | . . controlling displacement of lenses or mirrors | . . . in steps | ||||||
| AA81 | AA82 | AA83 | AA84 | AA86 | AA87 | AA88 | AA90 | |||||
| . . selecting magnification | . . . automatically | . . . returning automatically | . . . indicating magnification | . . Mechanisms for changing the speeds of scanning members | . . controlling drives of scanning members | . . by synchronising drums or papers with optical systems | . . controlling members other than exposure members according to varied magnification | |||||
| AA91 | AA92 | AA93 | ||||||||||
| . Cleaning or dustproofing | . . Lenses | . . Mirrors | ||||||||||
| AB | AB00 DIGITAL EXPOSURE |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB06 | AB07 | AB08 | AB09 | ||
| . Exposure members | . . Laser exposure | . . . Kinds of light sources | . . . . Gas lasers | . . . . Semiconductor lasers | . . . . Multiple beams | . . . Optical systems | . . . . Imaging units | . . . . . Shape of beam spots | ||||
| AB11 | AB12 | AB13 | AB14 | AB16 | AB18 | |||||||
| . . . . Scanning units | . . . . . Polygonal mirrors | . . . . . Galvano mirrors | . . . . . Hologram scanners | . . . . controlling scanning units | . . . . arranging or adjusting optical axes | |||||||
| AB21 | AB22 | AB23 | ||||||||||
| . . . Means for modulation | . . . . Direct modulation | . . . . Acousto-optic modulation elements | ||||||||||
| AB31 | AB32 | AB33 | AB34 | AB35 | ||||||||
| . . . detecting synchronisation | . . . . at a single point | . . . . at multiple points | . . . Means for stabilising the amount of laser light | . . . . combined with synchronisation detectors | ||||||||
| AB41 | AB42 | AB43 | AB44 | AB45 | AB46 | AB47 | AB48 | AB49 | AB50 | |||
| . . Recording elements arranged in arrays | . . . having light-emitting diodes | . . . having liquid crystals | . . . . characterised by back light | . . . Cathode-ray tubes (CRT) | . . . . controlling scanning lines | . . . Other recording elements | . . . Optical systems | . . . . Single lenses | . . . . Variable magnification lenses | |||
| AB51 | AB52 | AB53 | AB54 | AB55 | AB56 | AB58 | AB60 | |||||
| . . . . Lens arrays | . . . . Fibre arrays | . . . Arrangements of elements | . . . driving elements | . . . . correcting variations in exposure amount | . . . . . using filters | . . . Wiring or connectors | . . . positioning photoconductors | |||||
| AB61 | AB62 | AB63 | AB66 | AB67 | AB68 | |||||||
| . . characterised by optical systems | . . . combining exposure members with means for reading originals | . . . exposing from the back of photoconductors | . controlling timing of recording | . . controlling start of writing in main scanning directions | . . controlling start of writing in sub-scanning directions | |||||||
| AB71 | AB72 | AB73 | AB74 | AB75 | AB76 | |||||||
| . Processing images or image signals | . . Varying magnification | . . moving positions of images | . . Composite | . . Halftones | . . correcting image signals | |||||||
| AB81 | AB82 | AB83 | AB84 | AB85 | ||||||||
| . Safety | . . Cleaning or dustproofing | . . of lasers | . . controlling temperatures of light sources or the like | . . detecting abnormalities | ||||||||
| BA | BA00 ORIGINAL HANDLING DEVICE |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | |
| . Units for mounting stationary originals | . . Platen glass | . . positioning originals | . . . indicating scales or sizes | . . Others | . Original pressers | . . Pressing boards | . . Mechanisms for opening and closing | . . Locking members | . . Mechanisms for attaching and detaching | |||
| BA11 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | BA20 | ||||
| . . Mechanisms for fixing originals | . Document feeders | . . conveying originals | . . . feeding thereof | . . . . manually | . . . . separating sheets of originals | . . . . having a plurality of members for feeding originals | . . . . sorting bundles of originals | . . . conveying originals to exposure units | ||||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | BA26 | BA27 | BA28 | BA29 | BA30 | |||
| . . . . Means therefor | . . . . . Endless belts | . . . . . Drums for originals | . . . . . Rollers | . . . . . Grippers | . . . . . having attraction units | . . . . . . electrostatic | . . . . . . Air types | . . . . . moving supports of originals | . . . . Positioning or stoppers | |||
| BA31 | BA32 | BA33 | BA34 | BA35 | BA36 | BA37 | BA38 | BA39 | ||||
| . . . . conveying circularly | . . . . conveying a plurality of originals simultaneously | . . . discharging originals | . . . Trays | . . . . for feeding papers | . . . . for discharging papers | . . . . combining feeding trays and discharging trays | . . . . Intermediate trays | . . . . Aligning members | ||||
| BA41 | BA42 | BA45 | BA46 | BA47 | BA48 | BA49 | ||||||
| . . . correcting skews | . . . reversing or turning-over papers | . . Structures of automatic document feeders (ADF) | . . . arranging drive sources | . . . unitised | . . . pressing or separating conveying members | . . . opening and closing conveyance paths | ||||||
| BA51 | BA52 | BA53 | BA55 | BA56 | BA57 | BA58 | BA59 | BA60 | ||||
| . . . mounting or locking automatic document feeders to original platens | . . . . Opening and closing mechanisms | . . . . Mechanisms for attaching and detaching | . . controlling automatic document feeders | . . . setting modes | . . . . of single sides | . . . . of double sides | . . . . selecting modes automatically | . . . . reserving modes | ||||
| BA61 | BA62 | BA63 | BA64 | BA65 | BA66 | BA67 | BA68 | |||||
| . . . . Preliminary feeding | . . . Sequential controls | . . . . for feeding | . . . . . Timing of paper feeding | . . . . for discharging | . . . . for prohibition | . . . . for stopping | . . . . for speeds | |||||
| BA71 | BA72 | BA73 | BA74 | BA76 | BA77 | BA78 | BA79 | |||||
| . . . detecting abnormalities | . . . . Jamming | . . . . Skewing | . . . . Double feeding | . . . Indications | . . . . counting the number of originals | . . . . resetting the number of originals | . . . . Jamming | |||||
| BA81 | BA82 | BA83 | BA84 | BA85 | BA86 | BA87 | ||||||
| . . . combined with relating apparatus | . . . . Single-sided copying | . . . . Double-sided copying | . . . . for starting automatic copying | . . . . Sorting | . . . . Interrupting | . . . . controlling relevant apparatus by signals from the automatic document feeders | ||||||
| BA91 | BA92 | BA93 | BA94 | BA95 | BA96 | BA97 | BA98 | BA99 | ||||
| . for handling special originals | . . of continuous papers | . . . Microfilms | . . using transfer papers as originals | . Automatic document feeders and stationary original platens | . Safety | . . Cleaning or dustproofing | . . Heating or cooling | . . Discharging | ||||
| BB | BB00 AUXILIARY MEMBER OF ORIGINAL HANDLING DEVICE |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . detecting originals | . . detecting the presence of originals | . . . of left-behind originals | . . Size of originals | . . detecting positions of originals | . . detecting density of originals | . . detecting additional information of originals | . . detecting single-sided or double-sided originals | . . detecting thickness of originals | . . Others | |||
| BB11 | BB12 | BB13 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | ||||||
| . Setting or indicating editing areas of originals | . . designating areas on originals by marking | . . having designation members outside the originals | . . Pen-type designation members | . . inputting coordinate values | . . indicating designation areas or areas to be copied | . . Others | ||||||
| BB21 | BB22 | BB23 | BB25 | BB26 | ||||||||
| . indicating originals | . . Projection types | . . indicating image signals | . Auxiliary members for books or thick originals (BA29 takes precedence) | . Member for masking originals | ||||||||
| G03G13/04,13/045,100,13/056;15/00,107;15/04-15/043;15/047;15/056;G03G13/045,100 | CA | CA00 NON-IMAGE EXPOSURE |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA09 | ||
| . removing unwanted electrostatic charge | . . by light sources in arrays | . . . having light emitting diodes (LED) | . . combined with lamps for originals | . . having shutters or movable mirrors | . . using light-shielding members for negatives | . . Other means for removing images | . stabilising photoconductors | |||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | CA19 | CA20 | |||
| . Auxiliary exposure for enhancing contrast | . . using photoconductors with insulating layers on the surfaces | . Cleaning or dustproofing | . Half-tone exposure | . controlling exposure | . . Light emitting areas | . . Timing for emission | . . controlling the amount of emitted light | . Others | . . responsive to means for separation | |||
| G03G13/04,13/045,100,13/056;15/00,107;15/04-15/043;15/047;15/056 | DA | DA00 CONTROLLING EXPOSURE |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA07 | DA08 | DA09 | DA10 |
| . controlling amount of light | . . manually | . . automatically; Auto-exposure (AE) | . . . detecting the amount of light emitted from light sources | . . . Density of originals | . . . Surface potentials of photoconductors | . . . Development; Density of transfer images | . . . Sample exposure | . . . Fatigue of photoconductors | . . . Environments e.g. temperatures or humidity | |||
| DA11 | DA13 | DA14 | DA15 | DA16 | DA17 | DA18 | DA19 | |||||
| . . . Others | . . Mechanisms for varying amount of light | . . . Diaphragms or slits | . . . Density filters | . . . using liquid crystals | . . . controlling voltages or currents applied to light sources | . . . . controlling conduction angles | . . . . controlling periods of lighting time | |||||
| DA21 | DA22 | DA23 | DA24 | DA26 | ||||||||
| . . setting light amounts | . . . of timing | . . . returning automatically to predetermined values | . . . indicating values | . . Others | ||||||||
| DA31 | DA32 | DA33 | DA34 | DA36 | DA37 | DA38 | DA39 | |||||
| . correcting distribution of light | . . controlling voltages or currents | . . Diaphragms or slits | . . according to varying magnifications | . adjusting exposure spectrum | . . according to sensitivity of photoconductors | . . for measures against infra-red ray | . . for colour copying | |||||
| DA41 | DA42 | DA43 | DA44 | |||||||||
| . controlling timing of exposure | . . of turning on or off lamps | . . . for stating lamps | . . according to operations of fixers | |||||||||
| EA | EA00 OTHERS |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | EA06 | EA08 | EA09 | |||
| . for colour copying (DA39 takes precedence) | . for copying three-dimensional objects | . for preventing originals from being copied | . Mounting or holding optical elements | . . Lenses | . . Mirrors | . Heating or cooling optical elements | . . preventing elements from fogging | |||||
| EA11 | EA12 | EA14 | EA15 | EA16 | EA17 | EA18 | ||||||
| . unitising optical systems | . . having members other than those used for exposure | . arranging driving members or the like | . . Motors | . . . specially adapted for driving optical systems | . . Power supplies | . . Wiring or connectors | ||||||
| EA21 | EA22 | EA24 | ||||||||||
| . detecting or handling abnormalities | . . of lamp lighting | . Inspections diagnosis or assembly adjustments |