Image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNorihide Momose
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided that, is capable of physically preventing taking-out of the set document, even when a thick copy-prohibited document is set on a document reading device. The image forming apparatus is configured to place a document on a document table, and at least the document is read by closing a pivotally supported document cover portion to cover the document and the image forming apparatus comprises a read-out document determining portion and when the document is determined to be a copy-prohibited document, and prevents the document from being taken out from the document table by locking the rotation of the pivotally supported portion of the document cover.
Claims6
An image forming apparatus in which a document is placed on a document table, and at least the document is read by closing a pivotally supported document cover portion to cover the document,
- the image forming apparatus comprising a copy-prohibited document determining portion which determines whether the document is a copy-prohibited document, wherein when the document is determined to be a copy-prohibited document, the image forming apparatus prevents the document from being taken out from the document table by locking the rotation of the pivotally supported portion of the document cover, and
- comprising an engaging portion that turns in conjunction with opening and closing of the document cover portion and a fixed driving portion that drives an engaging piece that engages with the engaging portion, wherein
- the engaging piece engages with the engaging portion by actuating the fixed driving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.