Image reading device, document feeder device, and image forming apparatus
US10432812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00602
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading device includes a turning unit and a reading unit having a reader. The reading unit includes a reading glass, and the reader reads, through the reading glass, an image on a sheet placed on the reading glass. The turning unit turns with respect to the reading unit and includes a pressing plate, a communication unit detachably mounted within the turning unit, and an attachment part. The pressing plate presses a sheet on the reading glass against the reading glass when the turning unit is at a position closing the reading glass. The communication unit receives data from outside the image reading device. The attachment part can be attached the communication unit. At least part of the pressing plate is removed from a main unit of the turning unit to externally expose the attachment part.
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