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Sound absorber, sheet feeder incorporating the sound absorber, image reading device incorporating the sheet feeder, image forming apparatus incorporating the sound absorber, and electronic device incorporating the sound absorber

US10097720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2016
Grant dateOct 9, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sound absorber, which is included in a sheet feeder included in an image reading device, an image forming apparatus, and an electronic device, includes a cavity, a communication portion through which the cavity communicates with an outside of a sheet feeder, and a communication direction changing device configured to change a communication direction of the communicating portion.

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