Document feeder

Details Document feeder Document feeder

1990-02-12

1991-07-23

Grimley, A. T.

Sheet feeding or delivering

Delivering to stack and feeding therefrom

With sheet sensor for selective location

271 31, 355231, 355318, 355321, B65H 522

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050337289

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus which includes a feeding device for feeding a document onto a document platen on which the document is irradiated by a light source to obtain a copy image and a discharging device for discharging the irradiated document from the document platen. The apparatus includes a housing unit shaped in the form of a plate for covering the document platen; a hinge for pivotally mounting the housing unit on the document platen, and first, second and third sub-housings made to protrude upwards from the top surface of the housing unit. The first sub-housing is disposed on one side of the housing unit and incorporates the feeding device. The second sub-housing is disposed on the opposite side to the one side and incorporates the discharging device. The third sub-housing is disposed on a side between the one side and the opposite side and incorporates both the hinge and driving mechanism for both the feeding device and the discharging device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4620782 (1986-11-01), Kurando et al.
patent: 4857963 (1989-08-01), Sutou

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