Image forming apparatus with a document feeder

An image forming apparatus equipped with a document feeder, comprising:

• an original table disposed on the top surface of the image forming apparatus body and having an original document placed thereon and exposing the original image to light;
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• an original cover hinged pivotably on one side thereof to be opened and closed for pressing a document onto said original table,
• said document feeder comprising:
• a rotational member hinged pivotably on the opposed side to the hinged portion of said original cover so as to be rotatable between the top surface of said original cover and the top panel surface of the image forming apparatus body in which said original table is formed;
• a feeding means disposed in a document inserting portion formed between said original cover and said top panel surface when said original cover is closed, for conveying an inserted document toward said original table;
• a lifting mechanism for raising said original cover from said original table when said rotational member is rotated toward said panel surface of the image forming apparatus body;
• a detecting means disposed on a document inserting side of said feeding means, for detecting insert of a document;
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• a controlling means for controlling the drive of said feeding means, based on the document detection by said detecting means,
• said document feeder being characterized in that said controlling means activates said feeding means in response to the detection on the front end of an inserted document and deactivates said feeding means in response to the detection on the rear end of the document, whereby the document is kept with the rear end thereof held by said feeding means;
• and after completion of image forming of the document, said feeding means is driven in the reverse direction.

An image forming apparatus equipped with a document feeder, comprising:

• an original table disposed on the top surface of the image forming apparatus body and having an original document placed thereon and exposing the original image to light;
• an original cover hinged pivotably on one side thereof to be opened and closed for pressing a document onto said original table;
• a document tray hinged pivotably on the opposed side to the hinged portion of said original cover so as to be rotatable between the top surface of said original cover and the top panel surface of the image forming apparatus body in which said original table is formed;
• a feeding means disposed in a document inserting portion formed between said original cover and said top panel surface when said original cover is closed, for conveying an inserted document toward said original table;
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• a lifting mechanism for raising said original cover from said original table when said document tray is rotated toward said panel surface of the image forming apparatus body,
• wherein said document feeder has a discharging means disposed between said original cover and said original table for pushing out the document placed on said original table toward the opposite direction to the document inserting portion, when said document tray is unfolded on the top panel surface of the apparatus body.