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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 75 ; 355231 ;
Abstract
A copying machine including a lower body, an upper body, a damper contractively arranged between the upper body and the lower body, and an adjusting member provided in the upper body is disclosed. The lower body end the upper body are rotatably connected with each other at ends thereof and can be opened at the other ends thereof. An original cover and an ADF are selectably mounted on the upper body so as to be replaced with each other. The adjusting member contracts the damper when the ADF is mounted on the upper body.