Image reading device and image forming apparatus
US8755097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading device includes an upstream-side conveying unit configured to convey an original; a reading unit configured to read an image of the original conveyed by the upstream-side conveying unit; and a guide unit arranged between the upstream-side conveying unit and the reading unit to guide the original. As seen from a direction parallel to a reading surface of the reading unit and perpendicular to an original conveying direction in a reading position of the reading unit, an original conveying position for applying a conveying force to the original using the upstream-side conveying unit is arranged in a lower side from the reading position in a direction perpendicular to the reading surface of the reading unit, and the guide unit is configured such that the original passing through the original conveying position is guided to an upper direction.
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