Reading apparatus in which image reading means may be fixed to read and original being conveyed

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original positioned at a reading position and an automatic sheet convey means for conveying the sheet original onto the reading position, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said automatic sheet convey means by fixing said image reading means characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading position;
• and
• a control means for initiating the image flow-reading mode when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position,
• wherein the image flow-reading mode and a stationary-reading mode effected by shifting said image reading means after the sheet original is positioned at a predetermined position on the reading position can be performed continuously, and
• wherein a distance of a flow-reading position and a reading start position of said reading means in the stationary-reading mode is determined by adding a maximum length of an available sheet original to a deceleration/stop running distance of a drive system.

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original positioned at a reading position and an automatic sheet original convey means for conveying the sheet original onto said reading position, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said automatic sheet original convey means by fixing said image reading means, characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading position;
• and
• a control means for initiating conveyance of the sheet original waiting at a predetermined position in said convey path in response to a flow-reading mode start signal during the image flow-reading mode, and for initiating the image reading when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position,
• wherein the image flow-reading mode and a stationary-reading mode effected by shifting said image reading means after the sheet original is positioned at a predetermined position on the reading position can be performed continuously,
• wherein a preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a succeeding sheet original are conveyed while keeping a distance between a tip end of the preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a tip end of the succeeding sheet original constant, and
• wherein the flow-reading position, the predetermined position for stationary-reading and a running distance between a tip end of the sheet original waiting at the predetermined position and the flow-reading position are set so that, after the flow-reading of the preceding sheet original is finished, when the preceding sheet original is positioned to the predetermined position for stationary-reading, the succeeding sheet original is stopped at the predetermined position for waiting.

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original positioned at a reading position and an automatic sheet convey means for conveying the sheet original onto the reading position, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said image reading means, characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading position;
• and
• a control means for initiating conveyance of the sheet original waiting at a predetermined position in the convey path in response to a flow-reading mode start signal during the image flow-reading mode, and for initiating the image flow-reading when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position,
• wherein a distance between a tip end of the sheet original waiting at the predetermined position and the flow-reading position is set to have a predetermined running distance so that a conveying speed of the sheet original when the tip end of the sheet original reaches the flow-reading position reaches substantially a flow-reading speed,
• wherein the image flow-reading mode and a stationary-reading mode effected by shifting said image reading means after the sheet original is positioned at a predetermined position on the reading position can be performed continuously,
• wherein a distance of a flow-reading position and a stationary-reading start position of said reading means in the stationary-reading mode is determined by adding a maximum length of an available sheet original to a deceleration/stop running distance of a drive system,
• wherein a preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a succeeding sheet original are conveyed while keeping a distance between a tip end of the preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a tip end of the succeeding sheet original constant, and
• wherein the flow-reading position, the stationary-reading start position and the running distance are set so that, after the flow-reading of the preceding sheet original is finished, when the preceding sheet original is positioned to a stationary-reading start position, the succeeding sheet original is stopped at the predetermined position for waiting.

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original positioned at a reading position and an automatic sheet convey means for conveying the sheet original onto the reading position, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said automatic sheet convey means by fixing said image reading means, characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading position;
• and
• a control means for initiating conveyance of the sheet original waiting at a predetermined position in the convey path in response to a flow-reading mode start signal during the image flow-reading mode, and for initiating the image reading mode when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position,
• wherein a distance between a tip end of the sheet original waiting at the predetermined position and the flow-reading position is set to have a predetermined running distance so that a conveying speed of the sheet original when the tip end of the sheet original reaches the flow-reading position reaches substantially a flow-reading speed,
• wherein the image flow-reading mode and a stationary-reading mode effected by shifting said image reading means after the sheet original is positioned at a predetermined position on the reading position can be performed continuously, and
• wherein a distance of a flow-reading position and a reading start position of said reading means in the stationary-reading mode is determined by adding a maximum length of an available sheet original to a deceleration/stop running distance of a drive system.

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original positioned at a reading position and an automatic sheet convey means for conveying the sheet original onto the reading position, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said automatic sheet convey means by fixing said image reading means, characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading position;
• and
• a control means for initiating conveyance of the sheet original waiting at a predetermined position in the convey path in response to a flow-reading mode start signal during the image flow-reading mode, and for initiating the image flow-reading when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position,
• wherein a distance between a tip end of the sheet original waiting at the predetermined position and the flow-reading position is set to have a predetermined running distance so that a conveying speed of the sheet original when the tip end of the sheet original reaches the flow-reading position reaches substantially a flow-reading speed,
• wherein the image flow-reading mode and a stationary-reading mode effected by shifting said image reading means after the sheet original is positioned at a predetermined position on the reading position can be performed continuously,
• wherein a preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a succeeding sheet original are conveyed while keeping a distance between a tip end of the preceding sheet original to be flow-read and a tip end of the succeeding sheet original constant, and
• wherein the flow-reading position, the predetermined position for stationary-reading and said running distance are set so that, after the flow-reading of the preceding sheet original is finished, when the preceding sheet original is positioned to the predetermined position for stationary-reading, the succeeding sheet original is stopped at the predetermined waiting position.

A reading apparatus including an image reading means for reading a sheet original and an automatic sheet convey means for conveying the sheet original, and the sheet original can be read through an image flow-reading mode while the sheet original is being conveyed by said automatic sheet convey means by fixing said image reading means, characterized by that:

• a convey path for directing the sheet original to the reading means;
• and
• a control means for initiating conveyance of the sheet original waiting at a predetermined position in the convey path in response to flow-reading mode start signal, and for initiating the image reading mode when a tip end of the sheet original reaches a flow-reading position of the reading means;
• wherein a distance between a tip end of the sheet original waiting at the predetermined position and the flow-reading position is set to have a predetermined running distance so that a conveying speed of the sheet original when the tip end of the sheet original reaches the flow-reading position reaches substantially a flow-reading speed.