Document feeding device and image forming apparatus
US11153452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00615
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document feeding device 10 of an image forming apparatus 1 includes a housing 14 that houses a document conveyance mechanism 15, and a document set tray 16. An upper cover 12 of the housing 14 is openable and closable with respect to a fixed cover 11, and the document set tray 16 is swingably supported. A closed position of the upper cover 12 with respect to the fixed cover 11 is set to a position overlapping with a movement trajectory M of the document set tray 16 during a swinging operation, and it is possible to open the upper cover 12 in connection with the swinging operation of the document set tray 16.
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