EP0156589A2 - Kopiergerät mit Dokumentenabtastung und Blitzbeleuchtung - Google Patents

Kopiergerät mit Dokumentenabtastung und Blitzbeleuchtung Download PDF

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EP0156589A2
EP0156589A2 EP85301734A EP85301734A EP0156589A2 EP 0156589 A2 EP0156589 A2 EP 0156589A2 EP 85301734 A EP85301734 A EP 85301734A EP 85301734 A EP85301734 A EP 85301734A EP 0156589 A2 EP0156589 A2 EP 0156589A2
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Robert Addison Coons, Jr.
Wayne Richard Smith
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/04—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
    • G03G15/04036—Details of illuminating systems, e.g. lamps, reflectors
    • G03G15/04045—Details of illuminating systems, e.g. lamps, reflectors for exposing image information provided otherwise than by directly projecting the original image onto the photoconductive recording material, e.g. digital copiers
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/22—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern involving the combination of more than one step according to groups G03G13/02 - G03G13/20
    • G03G15/26—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern involving the combination of more than one step according to groups G03G13/02 - G03G13/20 in which the charge pattern is obtained by projection of the entire image, i.e. whole-frame projection

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  • This invention relates to an electrostatographic printing apparatus of the kind which has a xerographic processor with a photosensitive surface arranged for movement through an exposure zone.
  • copying machines which employ document supporting drums are usually of the single purpose type which are mechanically coupled to a photoreceptor of the drum type either by direct drive devices such as gears, chains or pulley belts, or less directly, by cams and switches.
  • scanning drums are not applied to copiers which employ a photoreceptor member in endless belt form.
  • the reason for the non-existence of the combination of a size-for-size document scanning drum with a photoreceptor belt is the need for mechanisms which provide a very high degree of synchronism between document scanning movement and the movement of the photoreceptor belt. Corresponding synchronism also must be provided for the copy sheet movement as the same is brought into position to receive a developed image in precise registration.
  • scanning drum copiers having drum type photoreceptors and their respective velocity/sync arrangements are suitable only for low speed processing of copy sheets.
  • the present invention is intended to remedy this, and provides an electrostatographic printing apparatus of the kind specified which is characterised by the combination of means for producing flash images of document sheets on the photosensitive surface while passing through the exposure zone, and second exposure means for producing flowing images of document sheets on the photosensitive surface while passing through the exposure zone.
  • the apparatus of the present invention enables document scanning of one or two document sheets in a copying system of the flash exposure type.
  • the apparatus of the present invention also permits the use of document scanning drums In copiers employing other modes of document exposure and particularly those utilizing very high speed copy processing steps.
  • At least two sizes of copy sheets may be used, one being approximately twice the size of another In a copying machine which utilizes rotating fingers for sheet registration and machine timing.
  • the dual scanning and flash exposure system for document sheets includes means for driving a document supporting and scanning drum in both velocity and position sync with the photoreceptor xerographic belt in a belt type copier.
  • the system includes a planar exposure platen for supporting a document sheet during flash exposure thereof, the platen also being associated with the scanning drum wherein imaging scanning rays from a document sheet on the drum project through the platen and take the light path for the imaging light rays produced during flash exposure.
  • Fig. 1 For a general understanding of an automatic electrostatographic duplicating machine to which the present invention may be incorporated, reference is made to Fig. 1 wherein components of a typical belt-type electrostatographic printing machine are illustrated.
  • the printing system is preferably of the xerographic type as one including a xerographic processor 11, and a document handling apparatus 12.
  • the printing system 11 and 12 is the commercial, highly sophisticated embodiment of the Xerox Duplicator model 9500 @) which utilizes flash, full frame exposure, for very high speed production.
  • Originals or document sheet handling and exposure, image processing and copy sheet transport/handling are under control by a machine programmer and are effected in timed sequence in conjunction with the machine clock system, and in accordance with the program an operator has preset in the machine.
  • a light image of a document sheet, or an original to be reproduced is projected onto the sensitized surface of a xerographic photosensitive surface to form an electrostatic latent image thereon.
  • the latent image is developed with toner material to form a xerographic powder image corresponding to the latent image on the photosensitive surface.
  • the powder image is then electrostatically transferred to a record material such as a sheet or web of paper or the like to which it may be fused by a fusing device whereby the powder image is caused to adhere permanently to the surface of the record material.
  • the xerographic processor 11 is arranged as a self-contained unit having all of its processing stations located in a unitary enclosure or cabinet.
  • the processor includes an exposure station at which an original or document sheet to be reproduced is positioned on a glass platen 14 for projection onto a photosensitive surface in the form of a xerographic belt 15.
  • the document sheet or set of individual document sheets is selectively transported by the document feed apparatus 12 including a transport belt from the beginning of the set of sequenced document sheets in the apparatus to the platen for exposure and then returned on completion of the exposure until the entire stack has been copied, at which time the document set handling cycle may be repeated indefinitely as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,412,740 entitled "Automatic Document Handler" and commonly assigned with the present Invention.
  • Imaging light rays from a document sheet which is flash illuminated by suitable lamps are projected by first mirror 20 and a projection lens 21 and another mirror 22 onto the xerographic belt 15 at the focal plane for the lens 21 along a path indicated by dotted lines 23.
  • the xerographic belt 15 is mounted for movement around three parallel arranged rollers 24, 25, and 26 suitably mounted in the frame of processor 11.
  • the belt is continuously driven by an a.c. induction motor M-1 and at a speed indicative of the process speed for the processor 11.
  • the exposure of the belt to the imaging light rays from a document sheet discharges the photoconductive layer in the area struck by light whereby there remains on the belt an electrostatic image corresponding to the light image projected from the document sheet.
  • the electrostatic latent image passes a developing station at which there is positioned a developer apparatus 27 for developing the electrostatic latent image.
  • the powdered image is moved to an image transfer station T whereat record material or copy sheets of paper just previously separated from a stack of sheets in a main sheet feeder 28 and transported by a multiple belt transport 29 to the transfer station is held against the surface of the belt by a transfer roller 29a to receive the developed powder image therefrom.
  • the copy sheet is moved in synchronism with the movement of the belt during transfer of the developed image.
  • the copy sheet is conveyed to a fusing station where a fuser device 30 is positioned to receive the copy sheet for fusing the powder thereon.
  • the copy sheet is transported selectively to a catch tray 31, a suitable sorter, or finisher (not shown) or the like, or alternatively, transported back into the processor for duplexing, if so desired.
  • the electrostatographic reproduction system 11 and 12 is under control of a Programmer P which permits an operator various options: to turn the entire system ON or OFF; to program the reproduction system for a desired number of reproductions to be made of each original document sheet; or for a desired number of collated copy sets; to select one of many different copy reduction sizes; and to select whether simplex or duplex copies are to be made. If the duplex copying mode is selected, each sheet of copy paper bearing an image and which has passed through the fusing apparatus 30 is transported to an auxiliary sheet feeding apparatus 32 by way of a transport 33.
  • the feeding apparatus operates relative to a sheet tray 34 which stores the one-sided copy sheets until such appropriate time as determined by the Programmer P, the apparatus 32 commences transporting the stored sheets by way of a conveyor 35 which again presents the sheets to the xerographic belt 15 for permitting the transfer of developed images thereon to the second side of the sheets.
  • the duplex copies are again transported to the fusing apparatus whereat the second sided images are fixed.
  • the copy sheet transport 29 which carries sheets from the sheet supply and feeder 28 to the transfer station T is driven by the motor M-1 by way of a belt (not shown).
  • the transport also includes rotatable registration fingers 37 between the belts of the transport for registering each copy sheet for each rotation of the fingers thereby insuring the proper registration of each copy sheet relative to a developed image on the belt 15. Rotation of the fingers 37 may be imparted by a driving connection to the drive motor M-1 and system therefor for the belt 15 for synchronous action therebetween.
  • a sheet registration/timing system is utilized in the above referred to Xerox Duplicator 9500 @ and is described in detail in U.S. Patent No. 3,790,271.
  • the rotation of the fingers 37 is associated with a sensing device 38 adapted to generate a pulse once for each system cycle or pitch which corresponds to one complete rotation of the fingers when in registration position, which corresponds to the dimension of a standard size copy sheet in the direction of movement plus the distance equal to one spacing between copy sheets.
  • the present invention contemplates the use of a document supporting and scanning drum assembly generally indicated by the reference numeral 40 which is adapted to be manually positioned upon the platen 14 and precisely located and secured to the machine frame by any suitable securing devices.
  • the platen cover 41 for the machine 11 and 12 is manually pivoted upwardly to provide operator access to the machine platen.
  • the machine is adapted for dual operation, that ls, the machine may be used in the conventional manner by making copies using: 1) the platen 14 for supporting document sheets placed thereon by either an automatic feeding document handling apparatus 12 or manually, and utilizing the flash, full frame exposure feature of the machine, or 2) a document scanning drum upon which one or two documents are mounted, and image exposure is effected by a scanning technique to produce a flowing image on the belt 15.
  • drive means and control therefor produce controlled rotation of the drum whereby the flowing exposing image upon the photosensitive belt 15 is formed.
  • the document drum assembly 40 includes a document drum 43 having first and second sheet edge-gripping members 44 and 46 extending axially along the drum and suitably mounted thereon for selectably gripping an edge of a large document sheet (27.9 cm x 43.2 cm) by one of the members in one mode of operation, or for gripping two document sheets (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) of approximately one half the size of the large document sheet, one by each of the members, in another mode of operation. While specific sizes have been designated herein for the size of document sheets and corresponding copy sheet sizes, it will be understood that this convention is only chosen for exemplary purposes, and that other sizes may be selected.
  • regular size refers to sheets having dimensions 21.6 cm x 27.9 cm and "large size” refers to sheets having dimensions 27.9 cm x 43.2 cm as is twice the size of regular sheets.
  • Means may be utilized which will permit an operator to apply a document sheet edge under either or both of the members 44, 46 to be held thereby during one or more rotations of the drum as the document sheet(s) is scanned. During rotation, the sheet will remain on the peripheral surface of the drum, the circumference of which is approximately equal to the dimension of the large document sheet in the direction of scanning plus a predetermined distance or spacing, or to two document sheets positioned with their short dimension in the direction of drum rotation with their adjacent edges nearly touching and their other edges separated the same predetermined distance.
  • the large document sheet having dimensions on the order of 27.9 cm by 43.2 cm with the shorter dimension edge being applied to one of the gripper members and as the sheet is applied to the drum surface will lay over the unused gripper member.
  • two regular size document sheets of a size 21.6 cm by 27.9 cm may be applied to the drum using both gripper members, with the trailing edge of the first abutting the leading edge of the second sheet. Therefore, with a drum circumference of 48.3 cm, the spacing between the gripped edge and the trailing edge of the large document would be 5.1 cm as will be the spacing between the adjacent edges of two regular size document sheets of 21.6 cm by 27.9 cm.
  • the assembly 40 also includes a pair of elongated illumination lamps 47 arranged in parallel in close proximity to each other and the surface of the drum 43.
  • the lamps are shielded along most of their circumference by a suitable light impervious material to prevent light from emanating therefrom other than portions of their respective surfaces adjacent the surface of the drum so that light rays from the lamps only strike the document sheet being scanned.
  • Imaging light rays from the document sheet are directed downwardly and through a narrow elongated scanning slit 48 formed in an aperture shield 49 and through the platen 14 to the mirror 20 for the optical system of the reproduction machine.
  • a flowing Image of the data on the sheet(s) is formed on the photoreceptor belt 15 to produce a corresponding electrostatic latent image of the data thereon.
  • the path of the imaging light rays is directed to the mirror 20, through the imaging projection lens 21, the second mirror 22 and upon the belt 15 at its imaging plane located at the exposure zone A.
  • the mirror 20 is arranged in a fixed position for a first mode of imaging wherein a document sheet is positioned upon the exposure platen 14 for flash, full-frame exposure. Since the optical conjugate between a document sheet being exposed and the image plane of the photoreceptor belt is held constant, a second mirror 20a is arranged to be positioned closer to the lens 21 a distance equal to the space between the upper surface of the platen 14 and the document sheet applied to the surface of the drum 43.
  • the mirror 20a is utilized when the drum 43 is being utilized for scanning documents thereon during the second mode of imaging wherein a flowing image is presented to the exposure zone A.
  • the mirror 20a is pivotally mounted to the machine frame and a solenoid SOL-2 is utilized to swing the mirror downwardly to the dotted position when the mirror 20a is not in operation when full frame flash exposure of document theets on the platen 14 is being utilized.
  • the drum assembly 40 as shown in Figures 4 and 5, comprises end support frames 50, 51, each having radial legs 52 for supporting a shaft 53.
  • the shaft 53 supports the drum 43 for rotation upon support brackets 54, 55.
  • a pulley 56 secured to one end of the shaft is connected ty a timing belt 57 to a d .c. servo motor M-2.
  • a timing disc 58 is secured and is formed with a small arcuate slot 59 arranged to cooperate with an LED/detector unit 60 having a purpose to be described below.
  • the gripper member 46 is identical to member 44, with both being formed with a plurality of fingers 62 which actually engage and hold down the edge of a document sheet.
  • Each member 44, 46 has end brackets 63, 64 which are adapted to slid 3 radially within slots formed in corresponding legs 52 of the end frames 5f, 51.
  • the brackets 63, 64 are formed with outwardly extensions 65, 66 respectively, each of which is arranged to contact radially slideable actuators 67, 68.
  • the actuators 67, 68 are held in contact with the extensions 65, 66 by light springs 69, 70 connected between pins on the elements and a suitable anchor.
  • the fingers 62 are normally held in contact with the adjacent surface of the drum 43 by relatively heavy springs 71, 72. Actuation of the fingers 62 outwardly to accept a document sheet is accomplished by a solenoid SOL-1 having its plunger connected to a rod 73 arranged parallel to the shaft 53 and having its ends connected to the actuators 67, 68. Upon energization from a signal from the machine logic, the solenoid actuates the rod 73 outwardly away from the shaft 53 and against the force of the springs 71, 72.
  • Energization of the solenoid SOL-1 to permit loading of a document sheet may be achieved by a suitable control switch button 75 on the console for the drum assembly.
  • the circuit for the button 75 and the solenoid includes momentary actuation of the motor M-2 for incremental rotation of the drum 43 to position selectively each of the gripper members 44, 46 to the six o'clock position for operator use.
  • a double actuation of the switch button 75 is performed whereas for loading two regular size documents, a single actuation for each document will serve to fully load the drum with two documents.
  • Another button 75a on the console serves to provide electrical power to the mirror solenoid SOL-2 to condition the optical system of Figure 3 for use of the mirror 20a. Actuation of the button 75a will pivot the mirror into the exposure optical path.
  • the processor 11 Is arranged for supplying and processing equivalent sized copy sheets, and if a 1:1 magnification has been chosen at the console for the Programmer P.
  • the processor 11 and document drum assembly 40 provides the capability of producing size-for-size copies of two different size document sheets, particularly where the size ratio is 2:1.
  • the host copier/duplicator as Illustrated in Figure 1 is the 9500 Duplicator marketed by Xerox Corporation.
  • the copy sheet registration for this commercial product comprises a plurality of registration fingers which rotate and engage the leading edge of each copy sheet being fed from a copy sheet supply tray and directed to an image transfer station.
  • the copy sheets are fed to the registration fingers at a relatively high speed, say on the order of 76 cm per second by the transport 29, and upon engaging the fingers are slowed down to a speed approximately 51 cm per second which is the process speed for the processor which may be approximately 51 cm per second.
  • the fingers As the fingers are rotated in the direction of sheet movement, they move away from the leading edge of the sheet at precisely the time the leading edge is picked up by a pair of pinch rollers for further movement into the processing stations of the copier.
  • This pick up by the pinch rollers may be utilized as the reset point for the machine clock for the copier which serves to control the timing of the processing events therein.
  • the time between the leading edges of copy sheets as they are picked up by the pinch rollers is the cycle time or pitch for the copier and generally equals the dimension of the copy sheet in the direction of travel plus one spacing between sheets.
  • the main sheet supply tray 28 is arranged to supply copy sheets to the transfer station T by way of the transport 29 which comprises a plurality of spaced belts.
  • the transport 29 which comprises a plurality of spaced belts.
  • the speed of rotation of the fingers is such that upon each revolution, as the sheet engaging surface 80 on each of the fingers traverses the plane of the transport belt of the transport 29, they engage the leading edge of a sheet which is moving at a faster velocity.
  • the sheet is thereby slowed to the linear speed which the registration fingers produce by virtue of the shape of the surfaces 80 as the same travel in an arc between the two points whereat the sheet engaging surface traverses the plane of sheet travel.
  • the sheet engaging surface 80 When the sheet engaging surface 80 is rotated downwardly away from the plane of sheet travel, the sheet velocity is at the predetermined, desired speed equal to the image processing speed, that is, the speed of the photoreceptor belt 15. As the leading edge of the sheet is disengaged from the surface 80, it is the nip of pinch rollers 81 which transports the sheet into the transfer station T at the process speed.
  • Programming control for the machine processing steps is accomplished in conjunction with pitch reset wherein after a number of electrical pulses are generated corresponding to the movement of each copy sheet plus one spacing through the transfer station, reset of this number, or pitch, is accomplished when the photoreceptor belt has travelled a precise, predetermined distance, as related to the movement of a copy sheet plus one spacing.
  • Pulse generation for a timing control signal is accomplished by utilizing a connection of the photoreceptor belt 15 to a pulse generating device so as to move at all times directly therewith as described above and reset is accomplished by a reset mechanism which is reset at a predetermined position of the leading edge of each sheet of paper in proper registration to a developed image on the photoreceptor belt.
  • the programming control is acquired by means of a timing or clock device mechanically coupled to the shaft for a drive means M-1 which drives the roller 26 and thereby imparts processing motion to the photoreceptor belt 15.
  • a pulse generating device is arranged to produce a continuous train of time pulses in accordance with the rotational speed of the drive means M-1 and includes a predetermined number of teeth 85 on the gear 86 with each of the teeth being sensed by a sensor 87 to produce a pulse thereby.
  • details and operation of the pulse generating device and its incorporation into the processor 11 is disclosed in U.S. Patents 3,790,271 and 4,054,380.
  • the train of pulses produced by the sensor 87 of the pulse generating device Is electrically connected to a counting device (not shown) which may be in the form of a shift register mechanism which counts the pulses of the control signal. After a number of pulses have been counted, the count is restarted or set to zero which is described herein as the pitch reset. Rather than having a predetermined number of pulses cause the reset, it ls preferred to utilize the width of a regular size sheet of paper plus one spacing or the distance of movement of the belt 15 as being indicative of the reset causing standard. This is accomplished, as previously stated, by rotation of the sheet registration fingers 37.
  • Any machine event or processing step in the processor 11, the document handling apparatus 12, and the document drum assembly 40 can be initiated, directly or indirectly, or be related therewith or to remain operative for any period of time in accordance with one or more of the discrete pulses.
  • Pitch reset is accomplished during sheet registration, after each revolution of the registration fingers 37 which are arranged to be periodically interposed in the path of movement of sheets of paper just immediately prior to the insertion of each sheet into the nip of the transfer roller 29a and the belt 15 at station T.
  • sheet registration is accomplished by means of the plurality of the spaced registration fingers 37 rotatably mounted on a shaft 90 in alignment transversely of the paper sheet path.
  • the shaft is suitably supported for rotation on the machine frame and is operatively connected by way of a variable speed device (not shown) which in turn is operatively connected to the drive means M-1 to be driven at a speed coordinated with the speed of the belt 15 and the copy sheet transport 29.
  • a sheet S 1 is in engagement with the fingers to become straightened in its travelling and to become positioned and timed, in other words, registered.
  • the distance between the fingers when a sheet is registered and the nip at the transfer station T is arranged to be very small and precisely known. The instant the fingers become disengaged from each sheet, the sheets will be in the nip of the pair of the driven registration pinch rollers 80 and these two occurrences are utilized as the pitch reset event.
  • the pulse occurring at that time by the pulse generating device or counting mechanism 85, 86, 87, is given the designation as the zero pulse or pitch reset. All other pulses are counted from that event, until the next registration for the next sheet and the corresponding zero pulse or pitch reset.
  • the pulse generation and reset function for the machine so far described serves to initiate and control the events for complete machine processing.
  • the mechanism so far described is adapted as follows. Assuming the machine processing speed is 51 cm per second, that is, each sheet must be introduced to the transfer nip T at this speed and all other processing stations are functioning approximately at this speed, it is desirable that the sheet supply speed be greater in order to insure time for proper registration and to speed up total machine operation. Greater sheet supply speed also minimizes the effect of inefficiencies or mis-timing in the sheet supplying devices 28, 34. Preferably, the sheet supply feed is approximately 76 cm per second. Under these circumstances, the fingers 37 must slow each sheet from speeds of 76 cm per second to a speed of 51 cm per second.
  • the fingers are at an effective speed such that the sheet travels at 51 cm per second at the instant when sheet registration occurs. After this occurs, faster increases in finger rotative speed are imparted to the fingers so that they may be moved out of interferring relationship with copy sheets being transported over the registration zone.
  • the registration fingers are constructed either as being flexible or having a flexible support portion which are sufficiently flexible as to flex out of registration positions and yet permit continued rotation of the supporting shaft 90 in the event a sheet of paper is in the registration zone.
  • a large sheet of copy paper (having a size 27.9 cm x 43.2 cm), indicated as 5 2 is positioned to span the distance from the transfer nip, past the pinch rollers 81, across the registration zone and upon the transport 35.
  • the fingers 37 With the sheet S 2 so positioned, the fingers 37 are shown in their flexed condition below the sheet, have been caused to flex by the contact thereof with the still moving sheet in the registration zone.
  • the fingers 37 are flexed at a flexture joint 91 about midway along their length.
  • the fingers are made of metal but include a section thereof made of spring material. It will be understood that any other flexible arrangement may be utilized, such for example, the use of a pivotal mounting of the fingers relative to their supporting shaft 90. In any event, the fingers should have sufficient strength or be devised so as to provide sufficient counter force against the force imposed thereon by sheets of paper being registered thereagainst.
  • the sheet transport 35 With the fingers 37 being made flexible upon contact with the underside of a sheet of copy paper, the sheet transport 35 with some modifications, the sheet transport 29, the registration devices 37 and 81 are adapted not only to transport and register standard size sheets of copy paper, but also sheets which are much larger, for example, sheets which are double the standard size, that is, 27.9 cm by 43.2 cm. As shown in Figure 6b, the designation S 2 represents a sheet that is 27.9 cm by 43.2 cm with the long dimension thereof being in the direction of sheet travel.
  • the registration fingers 37 serve to register these sheets In the conventional manner on every other machine cycle or pitch. During those cycles when registration is not to occur, that is, when the sheets, because of the extra longer length are still in the registration zone, the fingers merely flex out of operative position as they contact the underside of the sheet while continuing to rotate. It will be apparent that during the non-registration cycles and since sheet 5 2 is twice the length of sheet S 1 , the portion of the fingers 37 which contact the sheet S 2 do so at approximately the midpoint thereof during their travel.
  • the transport 35 is modified to include a roller 93 which is arranged for slipping contacting with the belts for the transport by being driven at a slightly higher speed, and a curved guide plate 94 mounted to guide the extra large sheets onto the transport 29.
  • the distance between the roller 93 in contact with the transport 35 and the registration fingers 37 as they are about to rotate out of contact with the leading edge of sheet S 2 at the nip of the rollers 80 is longer than the standard size sheet S, and shorter than the larger sheet S 2 .
  • This arrangement produces a buckle 95 on the sheet 5 2 as the same is registered thereby Insuring that the trailing edge of the sheet clears the sheet feed pinch rollers 96 for the auxiliary sheet feeder 34.
  • roller 93 at higher speeds and the guide 94 permits the auxiliary sheet feeder 34 to accommodate both standard size sheets S, and sheets S 2 of double this size.
  • the roller 93 has no effect on these sheets since as the sheets are being registered, they will be out of operative contact with the roller 93.
  • the controlling Programmer P and the machine logic therefor for the duplicator system 11 and 12 is suitably modified to a slight degree to incorporate the use of the extra large sheets S2. Such modifications would involve merely inhibiting certain process steps which normally occur repetitively as the fingers 37 register a sheet and the ensuing pulse generating after reset normally conditions the machine for standard size sheet operation.
  • the photoreceptor belt 15 and its supporting rollers 24, 25, 26 are shown integrated for cooperating control with the document drum 43 by the machine Programmer P.
  • the idler supporting roller 24 for belt 15 has servo encoder 100 connected to its shaft, which upon normal rotation during copy sheet processing, is adapted to produce approximately 350 pulses per rotation.
  • a similar servo encoder 101 is connected to the shaft for the document drum servo motor M-2 and is adapted to produce the same pulses at the same rate.
  • Each of the encoders 100, 101 are electrically connected to a servo controller 102 where their frequencies are compared. With the encoders being indicative of the velocities of their respective supporting shafts, the velocities are compared in the controller 102.
  • a corrective signal is generated in the controller and supplied to the servo motor M-2 to adjust the velocity of the drum to match the velocity of the photoreceptor belt 15.
  • This corrective action may involve either speeding up or slowing down the drum surface velocity with the resultant effect of maintaining synchronous movement of the surface of the belt 15 and the surface of a document sheet being scanned on the drum 43. In this manner, at all times during document scan and imaging on the photoreceptor belt, degradation of image quality due to fluctuating relative surface motion is eliminated or greatly minimized.
  • the control circuit arrangement presented in Figure 7 also insures that the document drum 43 and the photoreceptor belt 15 have a positional relationship during a reproduction run regardless of whether the document drum is supporting two document sheets of regular size (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) or a single document sheet of the large size (27.9 cm x 43.2 cm).
  • the control system in the Programmer P in conjunction with the servo controller 102, measures the position of the document drum and the position of the belt 15 and calculates a position error signal.
  • the position of the document drum is measured from the cycle pulse established with the slot 59 formed in the timing disc 58 (see Figure 5) and a LED/detector 60 device arranged on the drum mounting to sense the position of the slot 59 (see Figure 7).
  • the position of the belt 15 is measured from the periodic rotation of the registration fingers 37 relative to the sensing device 38 during each resetting of the pulse count of the pulse generating device 85, 86, 87 for each sheet of regular size being registered, or for one large sheet every other pitch or cycle.
  • the slot 59 serves as a home position reference for the loading of documents on both of the gripper members 44 and 46 when regular size document sheets are being copied or a single large size document sheet is being loaded on the member 44.
  • the home position reference is established at the leading edge of the document sheet held by the gripper 44 and may comprise the signal generated by the LED/detector device 60, when intercepted by the slot 59, plus a few predetermined number pulses from the encoder 101 for the document drum servo motor M-2. In this manner, the very accurate timing of a home signal may be established for producing the aforesaid positional relationship, which in turn, also becomes very accurate.
  • the position error signal is arranged to energize the drum servo motor M-2 through a short speed change cycle to create a positional change between the document drum and the photoreceptor belt.
  • the control circuitry maintains both position sync and velocity sync between the document drum and the xerographic processor 11.
  • the document drum is adapted to be indexed to two different positions for document loading and permit the scanning of two document sheets of regular size with the consequent production of two corresponding copy sheets or for the production of one large copy sheet corresponding to these two document sheets for each revolution of the drum, or for the scanning of one large document sheet and the corresponding production of one large copy sheet.
  • copies are produced on a size-to-size basis, that is, there is no enlargement or reduction in the size of copied information being transferred to copy sheets.

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