Image reading apparatus and image processing apparatus
AssigneeNisca Corporation
InventorMasaaki Iimuro
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus is disposed above an image forming apparatus and forms a storage space to store sheets together with the image forming apparatus. The image reading apparatus includes a platen glass, a reading device to read an original placed on the platen glass, a housing having a protruding portion mounted on the image forming apparatus, and an original feeding device to feed the original to the platen and to discharge the same from the platen. This improves the operability of setting the original and taking out the sheet with an image formed thereon, the apparatus more compact in the height direction and lighter in weight, and stability.
Claims16
An image reading apparatus disposed above an image forming apparatus to form a storage space with an upper surface of the image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a platen for reading an original;
- an original feeding mechanism to feed the original to one side of the platen and to discharge the same;
- reading means disposed under the platen, said reading means being moved to read the original immovably placed on the platen and stopped at a predetermined position to read the original passing over the platen with the original feeding means;
- control means connected to the reading means to control a reading operation of the reading means;
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- a housing including a first bottom surface to form said storage space, and a second bottom surface protruding from the first bottom surface to be mounted to the image forming apparatus, said second bottom surface being formed at one side of the platen so that the control means and the original feeding mechanism are disposed above the second bottom surface.
An image reading apparatus disposed above an image forming apparatus to form a storage space with an upper surface of the image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a platen;
- reading means for reading an original placed on the platen;
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- a housing to be mounted on the image forming apparatus and including a first bottom surface formed below one side of the platen to form said storage space, and a second bottom surface formed on the other side of the platen and protruding downwardly from the first bottom surface, said first bottom surface having a flat portion formed at a side close to the second bottom surface, and an oblique portion formed at a side away from the second bottom surface so that a distance between the platen and a portion of the first bottom surface at the side away from the second bottom surface is shorter than a distance between the platen and a portion of the first bottom surface at the side close to the second bottom surface to increase the space with the upper surface of the image forming apparatus at the side away from the second bottom surface.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image forming apparatus to form an image on a sheet and including a storage tray to store the sheet formed with the image, a support portion disposed to protrude in an upward direction beyond the storage tray, and sheet discharge means for discharging the sheet with the image to the storage tray disposed on the support portion;
- an image reading apparatus supported by the support portion for reading an original disposed above the image reading apparatus and including a platen disposed above an upper surface of the image forming apparatus, reading means which is moved to read the original placed on the platen and is stopped at a predetermined position to read the original passing over the platen, a bottom portion formed on one side of the platen to form a storage space for the sheet with the storage tray, and a housing formed on one side of the platen to form a protruding portion protruding downward from the bottom portion and supported on the support portion of the image forming apparatus;
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- an original feeding apparatus for feeding the original to be read by the image reading apparatus disposed above the image reading apparatus and including an original feeding mechanism disposed on one side of the platen to feed the original on an original supply tray to discharge to an original discharge tray via the platen.
An image reading apparatus disposed above an image forming apparatus to form a storage space with an upper surface of the image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a platen;
- reading means for reading an original placed on the platen;
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- a housing to be mounted on the image forming apparatus and including a first bottom surface formed below one side of the platen to form said storage space, and a second bottom surface formed on the other side of the platen and protruding downwardly from the first bottom surface, said first bottom surface having a first flat portion formed at a side away from the second bottom surface and a second flat portion protruding from the first flat portion at a side close to the second bottom surface so that a distance between the platen and a portion of the first bottom surface at a side away from the second bottom surface is shorter than a distance between the platen and a portion of the first bottom surface at a side close to the second bottom surface, said first and second bottom surfaces being arranged from the second bottom surface to the first flat portion through the second flat portion stepwisely to increase the space with respect to the upper surface of the image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.