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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Maeda, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00554 (2013.01); H04N 1/00013 (2013.01); H04N 1/00037 (2013.01); H04N 1/00082 (2013.01); H04N 1/00543 (2013.01); H04N 1/00888 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading device includes: an original-document table at which an original document is mounted; a reading unit configured to read the original document mounted at the original-document table; an opening/closing section configured to be able to open and close the original-document table; a power source configured to apply power for opening and closing to the opening/closing section; a proximity sensor configured to output a detection signal in accordance with approach of a detection target; and a control unit configured to control the power source on a basis of the detection signal from the proximity sensor.