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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1995
Fuminori Moro, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nagashima, Tokyo, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a document placement device suitable for accommodating book-like documents for image reading and image reader device provided with the document placement device. The document placement device has a first platform for placement of pages on the right side of an open book document on the top surface thereof and a second platform provided adjacent to said first platform for placement of pages on the left side of an open book document on the top surface thereof. The first platform slides in a rightward direction when raised thereby inducing the second platform to slide in a rightward direction while being moved in a downward direction, and the first platform slides in a leftward direction when lowered thereby inducing the second platform to slide in a leftward direction while being moved in an upward direction.