Scanner and multifunction device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Fujiwara
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Abstract
In a scanner, a document cover is pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed position to cover the document table and an open position to expose the document table. An operation panel is movable between a first position and a second position lower than the first position. The operation panel in the first position overlaps with the document cover in the closed position when viewed in a perpendicular direction to the pivot axis of the document cover. The document cover is away from the operation panel in the perpendicular direction. The moving mechanism is configured to move the operation panel to the second position in response to pivoting of the document cover to the open position, and to move the operation panel to the first position in response to the pivoting of the document cover to the closed position.
Claims16
A scanner comprising:
- a document table;
- a housing covering a side surface of the document table;
- a document cover pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed position to cover the document table and an open position to expose the document table;
- an operation panel through which operational commands are input and which is movable between a first position and a second position lower than the first position, the operation panel in the first position overlapping with the document cover in the closed position when viewed in a perpendicular direction to the pivot axis of the document cover, and the document cover being away from the operation panel in the perpendicular direction;
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- a moving mechanism configured to move the operation panel to the second position in response to pivoting of the document cover to the open position, and to move the operation panel to the first position in response to the pivoting of the document cover to the closed position.
A scanner comprising:
- a document table;
- a document cover located above the document table, the document cover being pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position;
- an operation panel movable between a first position and a second position, the second position being lower than the first position;
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- a moving mechanism connected to the document cover and the operation panel, wherein pivoting the document cover from the closed position to the open position causes the moving mechanism to move the operation panel from the second position to the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.