Title: Printer/plotter style system for confined installation and method

Abstract: Recording machine such as electrostatic printer/plotter or facsimile plotter includes housing construction and associated operating components whereby overall external width reduction is accomplished without loss of function using liftable lid and method of cross-bracing. Machine serviceable through removable bottom closure panel supporting an electronic chassis. Operating stations, such as recording assembly including both electrostatic latent image recording station and a toner developing station, and web-cutting assembly each includes portions in both lid and base of housing to be yieldingly held together in cooperating relation by hinged latching panel in which the hinge pin supplies spring action to urge and retain the latching panel in its detented position.

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Inventors: Lloyd, William A. (San Jose, CA, US)
Barone, Salvatore (Boulder Creek, CA, US)
Hooper, Gerald E. (Los Altos Hills, CA, US)
McFarland, Keith E. (Woodside, CA, US)

Application Number: 612689
Filing Date: 1975-09-12
Publication_date: 1977-08-16
Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT)
Primary Class(es): 347/152 156/257, 220/4.01, 346/24, 346/145, 347/154, 347/157
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3644930	Feb, 1972	Stange	346/74.
3673600	Jun, 1972	Damouth	346/74.
3724702	Apr, 1973	Kay	220/4.
3725950	Apr, 1973	Lamb	346/74.
3896451	Jul, 1975	Omi	346/74.
3974934	Aug, 1976	Rohner	220/4.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Lucas, Jay P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Colitz; M. J., Anderson; T. J., Zalman; L.