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Reading apparatus and printing apparatus

US8749859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateNov 21, 2012
Grant dateJun 10, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/1225
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pressing unit configured to press a supporting surface for supporting a sheet, and a carriage configured to hold a sensor unit and to move on the pressing unit are integrated into one unit. There is provided a movement mechanism configured to move the unit between a first position in which the pressing unit presses the supporting surface during reading and a second position in which the pressing is released during movement of the sheet on the supporting surface.

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