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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1995
Masashi Tazawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Eisaku Maeda, Chiba-ken, JP;
Kumiko Matsui, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hidehisa Tsuchihashi, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Morimatsu, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Maki Suzuki, Chiba-ken, JP;
Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image input system includes an image input device having a movable carriage and a feeder removably attached to the image input device. The image input device performs a reading action of image information from a source document loaded onto the carriage. The image input device uses a single opening for loading and discharging the film mounts to prevent double loading. The feeder loads the source document onto the carriage during a loading action and discharges the source document from the image input device during a discharging action. A controller controls the operation of the image input device and the feeder. The controller operates a detection system to detect the presence of a film mount remaining in an image input device.