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US 11,856,166 B2Granted
Image reading apparatus which prevents damage to documents to be read which are thicker than regular paper
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorShinichi Kimura
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Abstract
A conveyance path for a document (D) has a first conveyance path (R1) that turns back midway and a second conveyance path (R2) that extends rectilinearly. When the document (D) is of a particular type, if a setting to use the first conveyance path (R1) has been made, a control section (4) has a warning message (MS1) displayed.
Claims8
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- an operation panel for receiving settings for a reading job whereby a document is read to generate image data;
- a document conveyance unit having a document conveyance passage for guiding a job document to be read in the reading job, the document conveyance unit feeding the job document to the document conveyance passage to convey the job document;
- a cover;
- and
- a control section for controlling the reading job according to the settings for the reading job received by the operation panel,
- wherein
- a conveyance path for the job document is either
- a first conveyance path extending from one side to another side and then turning midway to extend back to the one side or
- a second conveyance path extending rectilinearly without turning back midway,
- when the lob document is of a particular type other than regular paper, if a setting to use the first conveyance path has been made, before performing the reading job, the control section makes the operation panel display a warning message
- wherein the cover is openably provided on the document conveyance unit, the cover, when closed, closing a discharge port of the second conveyance path, wherein
- when the job document is of the particular type, even if a setting to use the second conveyance path has been made, if the cover is closed, before performing the reading job, the control section makes the operation panel display the warning message.
9 more elements
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- an operation panel for receiving settings for a reading job whereby a document is read to generate image data;
- a document conveyance unit having a document conveyance passage for guiding a job document to be read in the reading job, the document conveyance unit feeding the job document to the document conveyance passage to convey the job document;
- a cover;
- and
- a control section for controlling the reading iob according to the settings for the reading job received by the operation panel,
- wherein
- a conveyance path for the iob document is either
- a first conveyance path extending from one side to another side and then turning midway to extend back to the one side or
- a second conveyance path extending rectilinearly without turning back midway,
- when the job document is of a particular type other than regular paper, if a setting to use the first conveyance path has been made, before performing the reading job, the control section makes the operation panel display a warning message;
- after starting the reading job, the control section checks whether a jam with the job document is likely and, on judging that the jam is likely, the control section suspends the reading job and makes the operation panel receive an instruction to restart or cancel the reading job.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.