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Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus

US11838468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2023
Grant dateDec 5, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00824
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes a stacking tray, a feeding roller, a restricting member configured to move to a restricting position and a retracted position, a reading sensor, a reversing roller configured to perform a reversing operation, a first conveyance path, a second conveyance, and a controller. The controller is configured to permit the reversing operation if the controller receives an execution instruction of a double-sided reading job on a sheet having a first size, and prohibit the reversing operation if the controller receives an execution instruction of the double-sided reading job on a sheet having a second size smaller than the first size.

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