Image reading apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9509869-B2
Application number	US-201514671656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Priority date	Jul 24, 2012
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

An image reading apparatus a chassis, a sheet supporting unit disposed on the chassis configured to receive a sheet of a document placed thereon, a reading unit movably disposed on the chassis and configured to read an image on the sheet placed on the sheet supporting unit while moving in a predetermined direction, a reference member provided at a side portion of the sheet supporting unit, the sheet being placed on the sheet supporting unit such that one end of the sheet contacts the reference member, and an electrostatic capacitive touch key unit disposed on a side portion of the chassis is provided. Additionally, the reference member and the electrostatic capacitive touch key unit are arranged at opposite side portions, in the predetermined direction, of the chassis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
a chassis;
a sheet supporting unit disposed on the chassis and including a contact glass;
a reference member which is provided at a side portion of the contact glass and is elongated in a first direction, a sheet being placed on the contact glass such that one end of the sheet contacts the reference member;
an openable cover disposed above the contact glass, the openable cover being rotatable about a rotational ax…

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xingjing

Classifications

• H04N2201/006

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N1/00496

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N1/00411 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F3/044

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N2201/0081

  Electricity · mapped topic