Original reading apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshio Takahashi
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Abstract
An original reading apparatus includes: a reading unit configured to read an original placed on a platen while moving in a predetermined direction in a housing; a sensor provided in the housing and configured to detect presence of the original in a predetermined position on the platen to identify a size of the original; a holding member movable in the housing and configured to hold the sensor and a cable extending from the sensor; and a cover configured to cover a predetermined space on a rear side of the platen mounted to the housing. A grip portion used by an operator to move the holding member is provided at one end of the holding member extending to the predetermined space through an opening portion in a wall on a rear side of the housing. When the cover is removed, the operator is allowed to grip the grip portion.
Claims11
An original reading apparatus, comprising:
- an original platen on which an original is to be placed;
- a reading unit configured to read the original placed on the original platen while moving in a predetermined direction in a housing, the original platen being mounted to the housing;
- a sensor, which is provided in the housing, and is configured to detect presence or absence of the original on the original platen to identify a size of the original;
- and
- a holding member configured to hold the sensor and a cable extending from the sensor, the holding member being movable in the housing in the predetermined direction, and the holding member being movable to a first position for identifying a first size standard and to a second position for identifying a second size standard,
- wherein a grip portion used by an operator to move the holding member in the predetermined direction is provided at one end of the holding member, the one end extending to a predetermined space through an opening portion in a wall on a rear side of the housing, the predetermined space being located on a rear side of the wall and a rear side of the original platen, the predetermined space being covered by a cover member,
- wherein when the cover member is removed, the grip portion is exposed, and
- wherein the cable extends from the one end of the holding member to the predetermined space.
An original reading apparatus, comprising:
- an original platen on which an original is to be placed;
- an illumination unit configured to irradiate the original placed on the original platen with light while moving in a predetermined direction in a housing, the original platen being mounted to the housing;
- an image sensor configured to read the original;
- a size detection sensor, which is provided in the housing, and is configured to detect presence or absence of the original on the original platen to identify a size of the original;
- and
- a holding member configured to hold the size detection sensor and a cable extending from the size detection sensor, the holding member being movable in the housing in the predetermined direction, and the holding member being movable to a first position for identifying a first size standard and to a second position for identifying a second size standard,
- wherein a grip portion used by an operator to move the holding member in the predetermined direction is provided at one end of the holding member, the one end extending to a predetermined space through an opening portion in a wall on a rear side of the housing, the predetermined space being located on a rear side of the wall and a rear side of the original platen, the predetermined space being covered by a cover member,
- wherein when the cover member is removed, the grip portion is exposed, and
- wherein the cable extends from the one end of the holding member to the predetermined space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.