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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Jung Hoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Takuya Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Jang Won Seo, Pangyo, KR;
Jae Hoon Lee, Pangyo, KR;
Whan Woo Lee, Pangyo, KR;
Soo Hyun Kim, Pangyo, KR;
Seung Rae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Beom Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Young Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Hyun Yoon, Pangyo, KR;
Koo Won Park, Pangyo, KR;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes an image sensor, a document feeder, and a processor. The document feeder includes a first driving device, a second driving device, a third driving device, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The first driving device includes a pick-up member to move documents from a tray to a document conveying path using a driving force through a first clutch. The second driving device is to move the tray with the documents to a side of the pick-up member using a driving force through a second clutch. The third driving device to move the documents along the document conveying path onto the image sensor using the driving force of the motor The first and second sensors detect the documents on the document conveying path. The processor controls an operation of the first clutch based on the signals of the first and second sensors.