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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1987
Masashi Hiroki, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiro Shibuya, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device having a document handling system is suitable utilized on a modified standard office copier as electronic copying machine. In particular, the document presser plate is composed of a presser plate which is provided on the cabinet of the device. The document presser plate is held selectively over the exposure glass surface in two or more positions and used as the document feed tray in automatic document feed. When using this invention, the document presser plate functions as a document feed tray and a document dispense tray, there is no requirement for special feed and dispense trays. A compact and light-weight unit can therefore be achieved.