Image reading apparatus
US8970927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit; a feeding unit; a carriage; a motor-side transmission gear for transmitting power from a motor; a carriage-side transmission gear for transmitting the power to the carriage; a feeding unit-side transmission gear for transmitting the power to the feeding unit; a switching gear switched between a meshing state with the carriage-side transmission gear at a carriage-side position and a meshing state with the feeding unit-side transmission gear at a feeding unit-side position; and a control device for performing: a first switching process for meshing the switching gear with the feeding unit-side transmission gear; a second switching process for meshing the switching gear with the carriage-side transmission gear; and an initialization process of the reading unit.
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