Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Document feeder and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16601118Application Date: 2019-10-14
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Publication No.: US11319180B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Shohichi Fukutome , Kenji Kuroda , Hironori Ogasawara , Hisashi Yamanaka , Toshiki Fukunishi
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2018-195951 20181017
- Main IPC: B65H31/00
- IPC: B65H31/00 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
A document feeder includes a document placing tray on which a document is placed; a document discharging tray on which a document discharged from a document discharging port in a discharging direction is stacked; and a light source that radiates light to the document discharging tray. The document discharging tray is disposed below the document placing tray. The document discharging tray has a protruding portion protruding upward from the surrounding area. The light source is disposed within a region having a width that is the same as a document having a maximum size in the width direction.
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