Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image reading apparatus and method for replacing cable
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Application No.: US17648854Application Date: 2022-01-25
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Publication No.: US11622054B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Kazuhiko Tsuyama , Kazutoshi Nishida
- Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Priority: JPJP2021-012117 20210128
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
An upper unit configured to open and close an upper portion of a lower unit includes: a first reading unit disposed in a medium transport path, the first reading unit being configured to read a surface of a transported medium; a substrate coupled to the first reading unit; a cable having one end and another end, the one end being coupled to a first coupling portion of the first reading unit, the other end being coupled to a second coupling portion of the substrate; and a facing portion facing the lower unit in a state in which the upper unit is closed, the facing portion being configured to be attached to and detached from the upper unit. The cable is disposed at a position exposed when the facing portion is detached from the upper unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220239792A1 IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPLACING CABLE Public/Granted day:2022-07-28
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