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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Yasumasa Morimoto, Sakai, JP;
Hironori Ogasawara, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00745 (2013.01); H04N 1/00543 (2013.01); H04N 1/00602 (2013.01); H04N 1/00689 (2013.01); H04N 1/00694 (2013.01); H04N 1/00705 (2013.01); H04N 1/00748 (2013.01);
Abstract
A document feeder includes an apparatus body to which a document feed unit is attached, a sheet feed tray that moves up and down toward the document feed unit, an open/close cover attached openably and closably to the apparatus body and opens the document transport path and the document feed unit when opened, and a unit pressing arm attached to the open/close cover. When the open/close cover is closed, the unit pressing arm presses the document feed unit toward the sheet feed tray.