Document feeder and image forming apparatus
US7443551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0057
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document feeder reads a document at a reading section while conveying the document. The document feeder has a flexible member which is set in a convey path formed in a document feeding section such that the document is always conveyed along the convey path, and which flexes by a passing force of the document, to allow conveyance of the document. The flexible member is formed of a PET sheet, and is adhered to a reading guide member provided to the document feeding section, to close the convey path.
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