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US 5,353,360 AGranted
Compact optical character reading apparatus having multiple pivoting parts
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorTadashi Obara
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Abstract
In the optical character reading apparatus having an upper unit, lower unit, and discharge unit, the upper unit and discharge unit are swingably connected to the lower unit at its pivot. In case where paper jamming or the like occurs during a read operation, the upper unit is swung to expose the conveying path. In transportation of the apparatus, the discharge unit is swung to cover the upper unit. Further, desired characters and the like are printed on the processed documents to easily classify them.
Claims6
An image processing apparatus having means for reading objects, comprising:
- an upper unit including display means for displaying data and input means for inputting data;
- a lower unit including an input table for stacking the objects to be read;
- a protective cover for protecting at least the display means and the input means when the protective cover is in a closed position and for stacking the objects after having been read when the protective cover is in an open position;
- a conveying path formed between the upper unit and the lower unit when the lower unit is covered by the upper unit;
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- a common axis on which the upper unit, the lower unit and the protective cover are coaxially pivotable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.