Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – By means to convey sheet
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-08
2008-08-12
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
By means to convey sheet
C271S008100, C271S003010, C271S003140, C271S004010, C271S010010, C358S498000, C399S215000, C399S367000, C399S404000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07410166
ABSTRACT:
An image reading apparatus includes a platen which is set at an image reading position, a loading guide portion which is arranged upstream in a convey direction of an original to be adjacent to the platen and guides the original to an upper surface of the platen, a scoop-up guide portion which is arranged downstream in the convey direction of the original to be adjacent to the glass platen and guides a leading edge of the original, which has passed through the platen, by scooping up, a convey guide portion which is arranged to oppose the platen and scoop-up guide portion, to form a convey path between the convey guide portion and both of the platen and the scoop-up guide portion, a support portion which supports the convey guide portion to be slidable parallel to the platen, and a regulating portion which is arranged between the convey guide portion and the scoop-up guide portion to hold a constant gap between the convey guide portion and the scoop-up guide portion.
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Hata Kiyoshi
Higuchi Masaki
Mizubata Tsuyoshi
Ogawa Masahiro
Yamada Hiroyuki
Gokhale Prasad V
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
Mackey Patrick
Nisca Corporation
Squire Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
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