Overhead image reading apparatus
US-9219838-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Document reading apparatus and method of controlling the same
US8970926B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970926-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313864740-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A document reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit for conveying a document and a reading unit for reading an image of a document. In the document reading apparatus, the reading unit includes a platen glass. The conveyance unit allows a cleaning member of a cleaning roller to start contact with the front end in a conveyance direction of a document, on the platen glass, upstream in the conveyance direction from a reading position.
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What is claimed is: 1. A document reading apparatus comprising a conveyance unit for conveying a document and a reading unit for reading an image of a document, said reading unit including a platen glass, said conveyance unit including a removal unit for removing foreign substances on said platen glass, and a processor configured to control conveyance of a document on said platen glass and operation of said removal unit, said removal unit including a cleaning roller arranged t…
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Electricity · mapped topic
- H04N1/10Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8970926B2 cover?
- A document reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit for conveying a document and a reading unit for reading an image of a document. In the document reading apparatus, the reading unit includes a platen glass. The conveyance unit allows a cleaning member of a cleaning roller to start contact with the front end in a conveyance direction of a document, on the platen glass, upstream in the conv…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Konica Minolta Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/10. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 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).