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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2025
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Reishi Aoki, Sakai City, JP;
Hisashi Yamanaka, Sakai City, JP;
Shohichi Fukutome, Sakai City, JP;
Yasumasa Morimoto, Sakai City, JP;
Atsuo Nakao, Sakai City, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device according to the disclosure includes a document feeding device provided with a cylindrical member including a through hole attached thereto, an image reading device including an insertion hole extending in a vertical direction, allowing insertion of the cylindrical member, and a cable wired along a bottom surface of the image reading device from inside the document feeding device through the through hole. A lower end portion of the insertion hole is provided with an inclined surface downwardly increasing in distance from the cylindrical member. When the document feeding device moves upward relative to the image reading device, the cylindrical member and the cable are pulled upward along the through hole, and the cable moves and is wired along the inclined surface.
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