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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshikazu Shimizu, Kasugai, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a housing having a conveying path, a recording head, a first transport roller pair located downstream of the recording head, a second transport roller pair located downstream of the first conveying roller pair, a reading unit located between the first transport roller pair and the second transport roller pair, a sheet support portion facing the reading unit, a glass plate located between the reading unit and the sheet support portion, and a rotating body located at a first position or a second position. The rotating body has a plurality of projections projecting radially outwardly. A distal end of one of the plurality of projections is positioned closer to the sheet support portion than the glass plate.