Automatic document feeder, image reading system including same, and image forming apparatus including same
US7953341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00189
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic document feeder, included in an image reading system that can be included in an image forming apparatus, is configured to transfer an original document to an image reader included in the image reading system, and includes a first drive unit configured to include a first motor to drive the document separation and feed unit, a second drive unit configured to include a second motor to drive the document conveyance unit, a third drive unit configured to include a third motor to drive the document discharging unit, where at least two motors of the first, second, and third motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, and a cooling member configured to supply a coolant to the at least two motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, to the first, second, and third motors, in that order.
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