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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Miyauchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a main body, a touch panel, a document transport path, a feed tray, a feed roller, a separation unit, a reader, a discharge roller, a discharge tray, and a mounting table. The mounting table is provided on an upper side of the main body and includes an upper surface. The mounting table is located at an outer face of the main body, the upper surface serves as a mounting surface on which the source document to be fed or the source document that has been read is mounted. The mounting surface is located at a position higher than an upstream end of the feed tray when the source document is mounted on the mounting surface.