Electrophotography – Document handling – Original
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-24
2008-12-16
Yan, Ren (Department: 2854)
Electrophotography
Document handling
Original
C399S368000, C399S369000, C399S370000, C399S371000, C399S372000, C399S373000, C399S374000, C399S375000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07466956
ABSTRACT:
An auto document feeder which loads and feeds a document to a read position provided on a read surface of a reader, the auto document feeder including a conveying device having an upstream roller placed upstream of the read position and a downstream roller placed downstream of the read position, the conveying device conveying the loaded document through the read position, a stabilizing roller provided upstream of the read position and opposing to the read surface, the stabilizing roller stabilizing movement of the document conveyed by the conveying device, and a guide member provided downstream of the read position and opposing to the read surface, the guide member guiding the document conveyed by the conveying device, wherein the following relationship is established the thickness of the document<a gap between the read surface and the stabilizing roller<a gap between the read surface and the guide member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 7038819 (2006-05-01), Fang et al.
patent: 2005/0195450 (2005-09-01), Shoji
patent: 2005/0201786 (2005-09-01), Ito
patent: H09-027889 (1997-01-01), None
Amin Turocy & Calvin LLP
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Pham Andy L
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
Yan Ren
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