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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6836633 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the optical scanning device An optical scanning device including a housing, a first carriage carrying a light source and a first mirror, a second carriage carrying second and third mirrors, the second carriage cofigured to move in a sub-scanning direction at one-half of a speed of the first ca... | 12/28/2004 |
| 5066975 | System for controlling movement of a document table in a copying apparatus A portable copying apparatus of the type in which a document table is movably disposed thereon is generally provided with a lock member for locking the document table and a system for controlling movement of the document table. The lock member is disposed... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4905046 | Copying apparatus having means for moving the optical scanning system to a predetermined position when an abnormality is detected A copying apparatus having an optical scanning system includes an upper casing that can be opened and closed and a scanning device on the upper casing for scanning an original. The scanning device includes an abnormality detector for detecting the occurre... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4806977 | Image forming apparatus with disconnectable carriage drive An image forming apparatus having first body portion and a second body portion that swings into and out from the first body portion and a rack and pinion drive arrangement mounted on the first body portion for driving a carriage over an optical system on ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4764788 | Copying machine equipped with a movable original holder A copying machine including an openable original cover, an original holder movably provided on the top of the main body of the copying machine, a locking mechanism provided in the main body of the copying machine and having a projectable lock lever for re... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4666285 | Electrostatic copying apparatus An electrostatic copying apparatus comprising a lower supporting frame, an upper supporting frame mounted on the lower supporting frame for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position, a document placing means having a transparent plat... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4636057 | Electrostatic copying apparatus An electrostatic copying apparatus comprising a lower supporting frame, an upper supporting frame mounted on the lower supporting frame for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position, a document placing means having a transparent plat... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4575223 | Braking mechanism for document table drive means in a copying apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus of shell type which is divided into an upper unit and a lower unit, said upper unit being made rockable with respect to the lower unit and slidably provided with a document tale intended to have a document placed th... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4171901 | Device for controlling advance and return movements of original table of electrostatic copying apparatus A device for controlling advance and return movements of an original table of an electrostatic copying apparatus wherein the table is advanced in timed relationship with the movement of a photosensitive element and returned under the action of a spring to... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4128334 | Anchorage for a moving body A copying machine of the scanning exposure type includes an original receptacle or an optical system which is adapted to reciprocate. The original receptacle or optical system is mounted on a rockable support which has one end pivotally mounted on the bod... | 12/05/1978 |
| 3990792 | Reciprocating movement control device In a copying apparatus having an original carriage and an optical system, a reciprocating movement control device comprises a drive source for driving a photosensitive medium and drive transmission means effective only during forward movement to transmit ... | 11/09/1976 |
