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US 2015/0092255 A1Published application
Image reading device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsArisa SAKAKIBARA, Takayuki AKIMATSU
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Abstract
An image reading device includes a support portion having a cover surface and an opposing first support surface, the support portion pivotable between open and closed positions, wherein in the closed position, the cover surface is an upper cover of the image reading device. The image reading device further includes a second support portion pivotable between open and closed positions, wherein in the closed position, the second support portion is positioned below the support portion.
Claims18
An image reading device comprising:
- a housing defining a conveying path;
- a reading unit positioned along the conveying path;
- a first support portion;
- a second support portion;
- wherein the first support portion is positioned at a first end of the conveying path;
- wherein the second support portion is positioned at a second end of the conveying path opposite to the first end;
- and
- wherein the second support portion comprises first and second surfaces, the first and second surfaces positioned opposite to each other, and
- wherein the first and second support portions are pivotable together between first and second positions thereby maintaining a relative orientation of the first and second support portions, wherein in the first position the first support portion and the first surface are sheet support surfaces, and in the second position the second surface is an upper cover of the image reading device.
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An image reading device comprising:
- a housing defining a conveying path;
- a reading unit positioned along the conveying path;
- a support portion having a cover surface and an opposing first support surface, the support portion pivotable between open and closed positions about an axis orthogonal to a conveying direction, wherein in the closed position, the cover surface is an upper cover of the image reading device;
- a second support portion pivotable between open and closed positions in the same direction as the first support surface;
- and
- wherein in the closed position, the second support portion is positioned below the support portion.
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