Image reading apparatus and method for replacing cable
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKazuhiko Tsuyama, Kazutoshi Nishida
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Abstract
An upper unit configured to open and close an upper portion of a lower unit includes: a first reading unit disposed in a medium transport path, the first reading unit being configured to read a surface of a transported medium; a substrate coupled to the first reading unit; a cable having one end and another end, the one end being coupled to a first coupling portion of the first reading unit, the other end being coupled to a second coupling portion of the substrate; and a facing portion facing the lower unit in a state in which the upper unit is closed, the facing portion being configured to be attached to and detached from the upper unit. The cable is disposed at a position exposed when the facing portion is detached from the upper unit.
Claims13
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a lower unit;
- and
- an upper unit configured to open and close relative to the lower unit, wherein
- the upper unit includes
- a medium transport path along which a medium is transported,
- a first reading unit disposed in the medium transport path, the first reading unit being configured to read a surface of a transported medium,
- a substrate coupled to the first reading unit,
- a cable having one end and another end, the one end being coupled to a first coupling portion of the first reading unit, the other end being coupled to a second coupling portion of the substrate, and
- a facing portion facing the lower unit in a state in which the upper unit is closed, the facing portion being configured to be attached to and detached from the upper unit,
- the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are disposed so as to be separate from each other in a width direction crossing a direction in which a medium is transported in the medium transport path, and
- the cable is disposed at a position exposed when the facing portion is detached from the upper unit.
A method for replacing a cable in an image reading apparatus,
- the apparatus including
- a lower unit, and
- an upper unit configured to open and close an upper portion of the lower unit, in which
- the upper unit includes
- a medium transport path along which a medium is transported,
- a first reading unit disposed in the medium transport path, the first reading unit being configured to read a surface of a transported medium,
- a substrate coupled to the first reading unit,
- the cable having one end and another end, the one end being coupled to a first coupling portion of the first reading unit, the other end being coupled to a second coupling portion of the substrate, and
- a facing portion facing the lower unit in a state in which the upper unit is closed, the facing portion being configured to be attached to and detached from the upper unit, and
- the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are disposed so as to be separate from each other in a width direction crossing a direction in which a medium is transported in the medium transport path, the method comprising:
- detaching the cable from the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion;
- detaching the facing portion from the upper unit in an open state;
- and
- detaching the cable from the upper unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.