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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1986
Noboru Katakabe, Uji, JP;
Yuji Nakamura, Hirakata, JP;
Atsushi Sogami, Hirakata, JP;
Yoshio Horiike, Katano, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image read apparatus for reading an image on a document which includes a reciprocatively movable document placing plate for placing thereon the document, a document placing plate driving mechanism for driving the document placing plate and an image reader for reading the image information on the document. The document placing plate is movable reciprocatively between a first position where the document placing plate is housed completely in the image read apparatus and a second position where the document placing plate projects outwardly from the image read apparatus to thereby enable the document to be placed thereon. The image read apparatus sequentially reads the image information on the document between each sequential movement of the document placing plate from the second position to the first position. Preferably, a document holding member such as a flexible sheet or an endless belt is provided for pressing the document onto the document placing plate within the image read apparatus.