Image reader and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorMasayuki KAKUTA
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Abstract
An image reader includes: a reading section reading a document; a document conveyance section being supported in an openable and closable manner with respect to the reading section; foamed synthetic resin members being supported on a lower surface of the document conveyance section; a document pressing plate being fitted to the document conveyance section with the foamed synthetic resin members in between; and height regulation sections being formed at the document conveyance section and being pressed by second platen glass with the document pressing plate in between, wherein the height regulation sections are located at positions overlapping with a region of the second platen glass when the document conveyance section is in a closed state.
Claims10
An image reader comprising:
- a reading section having platen glass and reading a document loaded on the platen glass;
- a document pressing section being supported in an openable and closable manner with respect to the reading section;
- a document pressing plate being fitted to the document pressing section, and pressing the document on the platen glass when the document pressing section is closed;
- a height regulation section being formed in a manner such as to project from an opposing surface of the document pressing section facing the platen glass, the height regulation section lying between the opposing surface and the document pressing plate and being provided at a position overlapping with a region where the platen glass is arranged when the document pressing section is closed;
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- an elastic member being provided on the opposing surface of the document pressing section, wherein
- the document pressing plate is fitted to the document pressing section with the elastic member in between,
- the elastic member has elasticity such that the elastic member has a length from the opposing surface set longer than the height regulation section in an extended state, and when the document pressing section is closed and subjected to pressing by the platen glass, the elastic member is capable of shrinking closer towards the opposing surface than the height regulation section
- the document pressing section opens and closes in a manner such as to turn in directions approaching and separating from the platen glass, with a turning mechanism, which is provided at one end part in a sub-scanning direction, provided as a pivotably supporting point,
- one of the height regulation section is respectively provided at different positions in the sub-scanning direction, and out of the two height regulation sections provided at the different positions in the sub-scanning direction, the one height regulation section located at the position separated from the pivotably supporting point in the sub-scanning direction is formed to have a longer length from the opposing surface than the another height regulation section, and
- in an uncompressed, extended state in which the document pressing section is not closed and is not subjected to the pressing by the platen glass, the elastic member has a longer length from the opposing surface than the one height regulation sections.
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