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Document reading device

US7570400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4Claims

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Assignee

SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

Tetsushi Ito · Kobe, JP
Shinichiroh Hiraoka · Osaka, JP
Hisashi Yamanaka · Sakai, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2005
Grant date	Aug 4, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N1/12
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document reading device includes a movable member and a flexible document holder. The document holder is fixed at a first end to a free end of the movable member. The document holder is also fixed at a second end to the vicinity of a right-side end of a bottom surface of the document reading device. A portion of the document holder positioned immediately below a pivot axis of the movable member is not fixed to the bottom surface. When the movable member is pivoted to expose a portion of a document transport path, the document holder, except for the first and second ends as fixed to the bottom surface, hangs down without being folded.

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