Image forming apparatus
US-2024345533-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Image reader
US8941892B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941892-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314040894-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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An image reader is provided that includes a housing, a sheet support surface disposed at the housing and configured to support a sheet placed thereon, a conveyor that includes a roller and conveys the sheet in a first direction, a drive unit generating a driving force for driving the conveyor, an image sensor unit reading an image on the sheet being conveyed by the conveyor, a cover configured to rotate between an open position to expose the roller and a closed position to cover the roller around a rotational axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a detector configured to output a first signal when the cover is in the closed position and output a second signal when the cover is in the open position, the detector disposed on a same side as the drive unit in the second direction with respect to the sheet support surface.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image reader comprising: a housing; a sheet support surface disposed at the housing and configured to support a sheet placed thereon; a conveyor comprising a roller, the conveyor configured to convey in a first direction the sheet placed on the sheet support surface; a drive unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the conveyor; an image sensor unit configured to read an image on the sheet being conveyed by the conveyor; a cover c…
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- What does patent US8941892B2 cover?
- An image reader is provided that includes a housing, a sheet support surface disposed at the housing and configured to support a sheet placed thereon, a conveyor that includes a roller and conveys the sheet in a first direction, a drive unit generating a driving force for driving the conveyor, an image sensor unit reading an image on the sheet being conveyed by the conveyor, a cover configured …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujiwara Takashi, Naniwa Takuya, Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00551. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).