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Abstract

An electrophotographic information printer, particularly for use in connection with electronic data and word processing systems comprises as processing stations a photoconductor station (9), an imaging station (3) in optical information transfer communication with the photoconductor station (9), a developer station (10) having a toner development system and a toner cleaning station (13) arranged in operative relation to the photoconductor station (9), an image transfer station (16) for transferring a toner image on the photoconductor to a sheet-shaped printing material, a first advancing station (17) arranged between the image transfer station (16) and a supply of printing material, a fixation station (23) and a second advancing station (21) arranged between the image transfer station (16) and the fixation station (23). All processing stations (9, 10, 13, 17, 21, 23) having mechanical movement functions are designed as separate, individually replaceable modules for insertion into a machine casing (1, 2) and have each its own independent driving means in the form of an electronic stepping motor. As external connections the modules have only connection plugs (27-29) for direct insertion into terminal connections (30-32) in a coupling unit (33) for connection with an operational voltage source (34) and common program-controlled control unit (35).

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