Abstract: In a copier with a moving platen document imaging system, wherein the platen is a part of a moving platen unit reciprocally driven relative to the stationary body of the copier, with a document on, and moving with, the platen being imaged by the copier in an imaging movement of the moving platen unit, the improvement including an automatic document feeder for automatically feeding documents on to and off of the platen solely utilizing the reciprocal movement of the moving platen unit, including a document feeding system mounted to the moving platen unit for reciprocal movement therewith but rotatable relative to the platen for movement of documents relative to the platen, and a motion converting system for mechanically converting the reciprocal motion of the moving plate unit in at least one direction of movement thereof into appropriate intermittent rotation of the document feeding system for intermittently rotatably driving the document feeding system at a document feeding velocity substantially different f

Abstract: An arrangement for turning pages of a facedown booklet for use with a copier. A rotating vacuum roll located between two platens peel pages from the book as the book is moved back and forth between the two platens. As the book moves over the vacuum roll, an air knife fluffs the pages and the page adjacent the vacuum roll is captured by the vacuum roll. As the book spine passes through the region between the platens, the vacuum roll reverses and with assistance from the air knife presses the captured pages against the other half of the book.

Abstract: An arrangement for turning the pages of a booklet within a copier. A air knife fluffer, the pages and a wheel is translated against the page to be turned and creates a buckle in the previously separated page. The vacuum wheel is then lifted bringing the page with it and rotated to flip the page. Afterwards, translation of the vacuum wheel without rotation continues in order to flatten the now flipped sheet. The vacuum is then returned to its home position.