Image reading apparatus, multi-functional machine and document discharging method
US8351088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading apparatus with a structure capable of reliably discharging a document, and a multi-functional machine having the same are disclosed. The image reading apparatus includes a document feed path having a document outlet, a reading unit which reads an image of a document fed through the document feed path, and a guide member which is disposed at the document outlet downstream of the reading unit to form a curl on the trailing end portion of the document. The curl formed on the document may make it possible for a subsequent document being discharged to push the curled document out of the document outlet.
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