Image reading apparatus with sound detector and sound signal generator
US8864130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32657
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a separator, an image reader for reading an image from a paper, a conveying module for conveying a paper separated by the separator to the image reader, a side wall provided at a side of a conveyance path of the paper, a sound signal generator, provided with a sound detector between the separator and the conveying module and near the side wall, for generating a sound signal corresponding to a sound generated by the paper during conveyance, and a control module for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal.
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