US 6,633,414 B1 · Apparatus having a scanner

Abstract

An apparatus has a printer unit, a scanner unit, a front cover that opens upward in the direction of the back surface and forms a transport path of scanner paper discharged by the scanner unit, and mounting members provided on the front cover for detachably mounting the scanner unit in such an attitude that the main scanning direction becomes horizontal. Furthermore, as the need arises, the apparatus may have a scanner paper tray member rotatably connected to the front cover at a location higher than the mounting members for feeding scanner paper to the scanner unit.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a base unit;
a scanner unit which can be removably mounted on said base unit;
a front cover provided on said base unit and being opened upward in the direction of the back surface of said base;
a scanner mounting member provided on said front cover and detachably fitting said scanner;
and
front cover mounting members, including a rotation fulcrum, provided on said base unit and detachably fitting said front cover,
wherein said rotation fulcrum is disposed in such a location that the gravity center of said front cover is located on the rear surface side with respect to a vertical line passing on said rotation fulcrum.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus having a scanner

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Apparatus having a scanner

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Abstract

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