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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Yoichi Kawabuchi, Toyokawa, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Toyokawa, JP;
Eiichiro Kawasaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Ikenoue, Toyohashi, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An automated document feeder for use with an image forming apparatus such as copy machine comprises a document feeder for feeding the document and a document support for supporting the document. The document support can occupy any one of three positions; a first position where the document on the document support is kept away from the document feeder, a second position where the document on the document support is in contact with the document feeder, and a third position where the document is out of contact with the document feeder but closer to the document feeder than the document at the first position.