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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Horiguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Taruki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Masashi Kouchi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Tanaka, Kamakura, JP;
Hisayo Ohshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99124 ; 399367 ; 355 75 ; 358496 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus with an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), a conveyor mechanism sequentially conveys documents from a document feeding section to a document collecting section by way of a slit for scanning the documents. The feeding section and collecting section are disposed one above the other. The ADF including the feeding section and collecting section can be bodily pulled out toward the operator away from a scanner including a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, lens, and light source.