# US 2023/0057067 A1 · Image reading device and image forming apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0057067 A1 - Document ID: US20230057067A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/567,150 - Filed: 2022-01-02 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-23 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. - Applicants: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. - Inventors: Tomomi ISHIDA; Ryusuke NAKATA; Tomonori SATO; Kazuyuki KODA; Isamu ADACHI; Miho MORITA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230057067A1 ## CPC - H04N 1/00543: {Allowing easy access, e.g. for maintenance or in case of paper jam (H04N1/00538 takes precedence)} - H04N 1/00554: {Latches or hinges therefor} - H04N 1/00795: {Reading arrangements (details of scanning heads H04N1/024; scanning arrangements therefor H04N1/04)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An image reading device includes a housing that includes a transport path along which a document is transported, an opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable, a reading unit that is disposed in such a manner as to be positioned between the transport path and the opening and closing member and that reads an image from the document, which is transported along the transport path, and an opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the reading unit with the transport path interposed between the opposing member and the reading unit and that is moved away from the reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the opening and closing member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image reading device comprising: a housing that includes a transport path along which a document is transported; an opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable; a reading unit that is disposed in such a manner as to be positioned between the transport path and the opening and closing member and that reads an image from the document, which is transported along the transport path; and an opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the reading unit with the transport path interposed between the opposing member and the reading unit and that is moved away from the reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the opening and closing member, wherein the opposing member is configured to move relative to both the opening and closing member and the reading unit in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening and closing member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image reading device according to claim 1, further comprising: a link mechanism that moves the opposing member away from the reading unit in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening and closing member. ### Claim 3 An image reading device comprising: a housing that includes a transport path along which a document is transported; a first reading unit that is disposed on the transport path and that reads an image from a first surface of the document, which is transported along the transport path; a second reading unit that is disposed on the transport path in such a manner as to be located downstream from the first reading unit and that reads an image from a second surface of the document, which is transported along the transport path, the second surface being opposite to the first surface of the document; a first opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable and that exposes the first reading unit when the first opening and closing member is open; and a second opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable and that exposes the second reading unit when the second opening and closing member is open. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the second reading unit is covered when the first opening and closing member is open and the second opening and closing member is closed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, further comprising: a first opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the first reading unit with the transport path interposed between the first opposing member and the first reading unit and that is moved away from the first reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the first opening and closing member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The image reading device according to claim 4, further comprising: a first opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the first reading unit with the transport path interposed between the first opposing member and the first reading unit and that is moved away from the first reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the first opening and closing member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The image reading device according to claim 5, further comprising: a first link mechanism that moves the first opposing member away from the first reading unit in conjunction with the opening operation of the first opening and closing member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The image reading device according to claim 6, further comprising: a first link mechanism that moves the first opposing member away from the first reading unit in conjunction with the opening operation of the first opening and closing member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the first reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the first opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The image reading device according to claim 4, wherein the first reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the first opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The image reading device according to claim 5, wherein the first reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the first opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The image reading device according to claim 6, wherein the first reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the first opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The image reading device according to claim 7, wherein the first reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the first opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, further comprising: a second opposing member that is disposed in such a manner as to be opposed to the second reading unit with the transport path interposed between the second opposing member and the second reading unit and that is moved away from the second reading unit in conjunction with an opening operation of the second opening and closing member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The image reading device according to claim 14, further comprising: a second link mechanism that moves the second opposing member away from the second reading unit in conjunction with the opening operation of the second opening and closing member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the second reading unit is oriented in a direction in which the second opening and closing member is opened. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the first opening and closing member includes a first transport-path component that forms an upstream portion of the transport path, the upstream portion being located upstream from the first reading unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the second opening and closing member includes a second transport-path component that forms a downstream portion of the transport path, the downstream portion including a region in which the second reading unit is disposed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 3) The image reading device according to claim 3, wherein the second opening and closing member is covered with the first opening and closing member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) An image forming apparatus comprising: the image reading device according to claim 1 that reads an image from a document; and an image forming unit that forms an image onto a recording medium based on image information read by the image forming unit.