Abstract: A method and an apparatus to prevent toner particles on the surface of the photoreceptor from splashing when a multilayer image of toner particles is formed by repeating of an electrophotographic process including electrification, exposure and development of the surface of the photoreceptor. An electric field is established by electrode means between it and the photoreceptor to repel toner particles from the electrode means at least when the photoreceptor is exposed subsequent to the first exposure.

Abstract: An original pay-off device comprising an original supplying tray a pay-off roller, and a drive control means for lowering the original supplying tray away from the pay-off roller when originals are loaded on the original supplying tray, and lifting the original supplying tray into contact with the pay-off roller when the originals are payed off. The supplying tray is provided such that the whole or a part of the original supplying tray can be vertically moved or oscillated with respect to a roller for use in paying off originals. The pay-off roller is positioned with its circumferential surface within the range of displacement of the original supplying tray and which is rotated always or when the originals loaded on the original supplying tray are payed off.

Abstract: A document feeding belt for the use of an automatic document feeding apparatus in that at least two layers one of which is an internal layer composed of flexible material and the other is an external layer composed of flexible material that is hard to be stained, are used.