Document feeder
US5033728A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00185
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus which includes a feeding device for feeding a document onto a document platen on which the document is irradiated by a light source to obtain a copy image and a discharging device for discharging the irradiated document from the document platen. The apparatus includes a housing unit shaped in the form of a plate for covering the document platen; a hinge for pivotally mounting the housing unit on the document platen, and first, second and third sub-housings made to protrude upwards from the top surface of the housing unit. The first sub-housing is disposed on one side of the housing unit and incorporates the feeding device. The second sub-housing is disposed on the opposite side to the one side and incorporates the discharging device. The third sub-housing is disposed on a side between the one side and the opposite side and incorporates both the hinge and driving mechanism for both the feeding device and the discharging device.
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