Abstract: A copying machine in which a reading element array consisting of a plurality of reading elements arranged at equal spacings in a straight line and a printing element array consisting of a plurality of printing elements arranged at equal spacings in a straight line are caused to reciprocate, a relative movement between a subject copy and the reading element array is caused in the direction virtually normal to the reciprocating movement, and a copying paper sheet facing to the printing element array is caused to move is disclosed. The image information read by each reading element is fed to the corresponding printing element to reproduce characters or patterns on the subject copy on the copying paper sheet by means of the printing element array.

Abstract: An image reading/recording apparatus comprising a reading portion having a contact-type one-dimensional image sensor, a recording portion having a contact-type one-dimensional recording head, and a selector switch portion for controlling these one-dimensional image sensor and one-dimensional recording head on a substrate is disclosed. The transmission and receiving of image information is effected by feeding a subject copy or a recording paper sheet by at least one paper feeding roller. The image reading/recording apparatus also functions as a copying machine by feeding the image information read from a subject copy by the reading portion directly to the recording portion.