Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image reading device having openable auto document feeder and image forming apparatus provided therewith
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Application No.: US17074753Application Date: 2020-10-20
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Publication No.: US11611671B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Yoshihiro Okamoto , Takashi Fujiwara , Tomoyuki Mizuno
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JPJP2019-192140 20191021
- Main IPC: H04N1/00
- IPC: H04N1/00 ; H04N1/12

Abstract:
An image reading device installed in an image forming apparatus includes a document placing table having an image reader, and an auto document feeder (ADF) rotatably supported by the document placing table. The ADF is rotatable between a closed position where an upper surface of the document placing table is uncovered and an opened position where the upper surface is covered. The ADF includes a document tray, a document discharge tray arranged at a position below the document tray with a space, and a front wall fixed to a front side of the document tray. A cutout part is formed on the front wall with a front side of the space being opened through the cutout part. The ADF further includes a hand grip provided to an upper edge of the cutout part, and used to lift the ADF from the closed position toward the opened position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210120137A1 Image Reading Device and Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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