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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takakazu Ohashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyuki Nozawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Itaru Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Harigae, Inagi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A document reading apparatus of a printing apparatus includes a document setting unit and a reading unit, the document reading apparatus being provided at a higher position compared to a printing unit. The document setting unit includes a supporting surface configured to support a document, and the reading unit is configured to read the document conveyed from the document setting unit. The document reading apparatus moves to a reading position and to a retracted position at which the document reading apparatus is retracted from the reading position. Furthermore, the printing apparatus includes a cover member configured to cover the printing unit. The cover member includes an outer surface configured to support and guide the document together with the supporting surface in a case where the document reading apparatus is at the reading position.