Sheet feeding or delivering – Delivering to stack and feeding therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-27
2009-02-17
Bollinger, David H (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Delivering to stack and feeding therefrom
C271S003140, C271S264000, C399S379000, C399S380000, C358S496000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07490824
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a platen glass face provided in an apparatus body and having a reading area for reading a document set under a stationary condition thereof and an automatic reading area for reading the document while the document is guided past over this automatic reading area by an automatic document feeding mechanism, a cover means mounting said automatic document feeding mechanism and attached to the apparatus body via a pivot shaft to be pivoted for selectively opening/closing the platen glass face and a reading guide attached to the cover means and configured for guiding the document in opposition to the automatic reading area when the cover means is closed. The reading guide has a first end portion close to said pivot shaft attached to be movable to/away from said cover means and a second end portion away from the pivot shaft attached to be immovable to/away from the cover means and an urging means for urging the first end portion of the reading guide toward said automatic reading area.
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Bollinger David H
Kyocera Mita Corporation
The Webb Law Firm
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