Image reading apparatus
AssigneeNisca Corporation
InventorYuuichi Mitomi
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus for reading originals, which is transported one at a time, at a predetermined reading station is provided with a first reading station for reading one side of the originals at a bottom of a U-shaped transport path for guiding the originals from a document supply tray to a discharge tray and a second reading station for reading the other side of the originals in a straight portion of a discharge tray for stable reading of the originals. A guide unit forming the second reading station is detachable from below to improve maintainability, and is equipped with an adjustment device for easy adjustment of inclination of the reading unit for reading the originals that pass through the second reading station.
Claims13
An image reading apparatus for reading both sides of an original, comprising:
- a platen for reading the original;
- first reading means for reading one side of the original that moves over said platen;
- an original supply tray for stacking the original;
- a discharge tray for storing the original that has been read;
- an original transport path having a feed path for guiding the original on the original supply tray to the platen, and a discharge path for lifting and discharging the original from the platen to the discharge tray, and forming a straight line oblique with regard to the platen;
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- second reading means for reading the other side of the original disposed in the discharge path that is linear between the platen and the discharge tray.
An image reading apparatus for reading both front and back sides of an original, equipped with an automatic document feeder mounted on the image reading apparatus to open and close the same, comprising:
- a platen for reading the original;
- first reading means that moves to read the original placed upon the platen stationary as well as reads one side of the original moving over the platen;
- cover means for covering at least a part of the platen;
- an original supply tray for stacking the original;
- a discharge tray for storing the original that have has been read;
- an original supply path for guiding the original on the original supply tray to the platen;
- a discharge path disposed on the cover means for lifting the original from the platen and guiding it to the discharge tray;
- second reading means disposed in the discharge path for reading the other side of the original;
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- guide means disposed to the second reading means and forming a part of the discharge path to guide the original that has been read by the second reading means, said guide means being detachable from the cover means to expose an original reading surface of the second reading means.
An image reading apparatus for reading an original, equipped with an automatic document feeder mounted on the image reading apparatus to open and close the same, wherein said automatic document feeder is equipped with reading means for reading images on the original and support means for supporting the reading means to swing in an original transport direction to adjust inclination of the reading means in the original transport direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.