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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1988
Mitshiro Murata, Nara, JP;
Naofumi Okada, Tenri, JP;
Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Takuharu Tanimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Tokuyasu Inoue, Hiroshima, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A document holder for holding a document sheet on top of and against a document table of a copier is connected to the housing structure of the copier and can be opened and closed with respect to the document table with hinge mechanisms. Each hinge mechanism has a plate adjustably attached to the side surface of the copier housing structure and supports a spring for applying a biasing force on the other hinge plate attached to the document holder. The spring applies its force through a cover piece having a cam surface such that the document holder can be kept open at any angular position and no biasing force acts on it when it is closed.